As kids, loads of us used to pretend to be ninjas with our friends. That desire to be a highly skilled fighter with amazing skills landed several of us in martial arts classes, but most of us never ...

Few civic leaders would consider offering children classes titled “How to Be a Mercenary,” “So, You Want to Be a Guerilla Fighter” or “The Fundamentals of Assassination.” But a number of Bay Area ...

Japan's legendary ninjas are famous for their stealth and were said to possess a supernatural gift for invisibility. But now martial arts experts are concerned they might be disappearing in real life, ...

Japan is having a ninja crisis. The small city of Iga, famed as the birthplace of the ninja, can’t find enough martial artists to perform for tourists during its annual festival, according to an ...

Read more from Slate’s Summer Movies. Ninjas are everywhere. Ninjas are in movies, ninjas are on TV, there is probably a ninja clinging to the bottom of your desk right now. With their roots in the ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you do anything for Halloween this weekend, chances are pretty good you might see a child (or an adult) trick-or-treating (or partying) dressed as ...

Ninjas were elite spies in feudal Japan and their legend lives on in movies and books. One Japanese city, however, has decided to recruit new ninjas in a bid to promote tourism. Chris O’Neill, 29, who ...

Gymnastics, martial arts and strength training rolled into one. It must be Ninja Class. Kids are Tops Sports Center in Centerville recently rolled out its Ninja Kids classes for aspiring ninjas as ...

Got what it takes to be a ninja assassin? The Japanese prefecture of Aichi is looking for six fit young ninjas to join its team. Opportunities for sleek, fast masters of espionage don’t come along ...

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 ...