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 ...

Chris O'Neill auditioned for the job in March. — -- A young American martial artist has been selected to become a full-time ninja in Japan. Ninjas were elite spies in feudal Japan and their ...

Under a multi-year licensing deal between Esquire and producers TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television), the Ninja Warrior marathon will begin Saturday, September 3 at 7 AM and run through Tuesday, ...

A museum in Japan dedicated to the famed Iga clan of ninja was raided by thieves on Monday, who snuck in and stole more than 1 million yen ($9,400) from a heavy safe, before vanishing undetected, ...

Governors and mayors from Mie, Shiga, Kanagawa prefecture and former tourism agency chief Hiroshi Mizohata (first row, right) pose for official "ninja council" photos. Getty Images Japanese officials ...