Japan Still Has Ninjas — But They’re About to Go Extinct

Ninjas are doomed. Can anything be done to rescue them?

The time has come for ninjas to permanently retire (Image by Philip and Linda Naudus/freepik)

For centuries, little was known about ninjas. Official records rarely confirmed their existence, making ninjas a fascinating mystery. But in 2012, Jinichi Kawakami came forward as the last surviving ninja grandmaster. “In the age of civil wars or during the Edo period, ninjas’…