Japan's Ninja Council eyes tourism potential

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Japan is turning to those hooded samurai-era acrobatic spies known as ‘ninja’ to woo tourism.

Japan is turning to those hooded samurai-era acrobatic spies known as ‘ninja’ to woo tourism.

The Japan Ninja Council, a government-backed organisation of scholars, tourism groups and businesses, said on Wednesday that it’s starting a Ninja Academy to train people in the art of ninja, and building a new museum in Tokyo devoted to ninja, set to open in 2018.