How an American became a professional ninja in Japan
 

How an American became a professional ninja in Japan
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Chris O'Neill is a ninja. Really.

A Japanese tourism board just hired 29-year-old O'Neill to perform with*six other ninjas, both in the country and abroad, to promote the Aichi region.*O'Neill is the only American in the ninja squad

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The Aichi prefecture liked O'Neill so much that they created a seventh position just for him.

"He was really amazing," Satoshi Adachi of Aichi prefecture told Agence France-Presse. "He has great acrobatic skill and the ability to speak in front of the public. He's also passionate about promoting tourism." Read more...


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