Ninjas inspired fascination across generations and cultures. Properly called shinobi, ninjas were spies in feudal Japan. The iconography of ninjas with swords on their backs came from a need to...
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Ninjas were trained to be particularly secretive. As mercenaries and covert agents that emerged in feudal Japan, some of their functions included espionage, information gathering, infiltration,...
Although based on actual historical figures from medieval Japan, the ninjas that modern audiences are familiar with owe as much to myth as reality. Naturally, many questions arise about the...
Contemporary audiences are familiar with the figure of the ninja. They have encountered it in numerous books, comics, and films, where ninjas appear as shadowy figures with lethal martial arts...
Ninja or 'shinobi' have been referenced in relation to covert operations and assassinations in Japan's military history. Trained as spies and mercenaries, the ninjas were used and feared by the...
Ninjas were an almost-mythical class of warriors in feudal Japan who served as spies, assassins, saboteurs, and scouts. This means that much of their work was done in secret, just like their...