A region of Japan looking to use "ninja" warriors to boost tourism has made an American man the first foreigner to draw a salary for joining the ranks of the stealth assassins.
Aichi prefecture in central Japan had been seeking six full-time ninja – the covert martial arts masters and agents of sabotage who prowled the shadows in feudal times – and in a job posting in April said candidates of any nationality were welcome.
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