Ninja emerge from shadows as Japan takes aim at tourist boom

Ninja emerge from shadows as Japan takes aim at tourist boom

Rishabh Malik (2nd from L), a 27-year-old from India, tries a blowgun shot on Feb. 25, 2017, during a demonstration at the Ninja Museum of Igaryu in Iga, Mie Prefecture, which attracted some 26,000 foreign visitors in fiscal 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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