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Ninja to help promote tourism in Japan
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Ninja will increase tourism in Japan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ninja are a symbol of Japan. They are good at fighting and running across rooftops. Some ninja showed their skills and got into the Prime Minister's office. He said: "You're all wearing...bright colors, but you were still able to slip through the tight security."
A ninja was a spy and fighter 600 years ago. They were good at killing, fighting and spying. They helped their lords win land and power. Artists and writers gave ninja great abilities, like being invisible, walking on water and controlling fire. Today they are in movies, cartoons, comics, games and manga.
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Ninja Tourism - Level 1
Ninja will help increase tourism in Japan ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ninja are a symbol of Japan. They are great at fighting and can run across rooftops very fast. Several ninja showed their skills this week when they "sneaked" into the Prime Minister's office. The Prime Minister joked with the ninja. He said: "Even though you're all wearing...bright colors, you were still able to slip through the tight security."
A ninja was a spy and fighter. They first appeared in 15th-century Japan. They were skilled in killing, fighting, destroying things and spying. They helped warlords win land and power. In the 19th century, artists and writers gave ninja great abilities, like being invisible, walking on water and being able to control fire. Today we can see ninja everywhere. They are in movies, cartoons, comics, games and manga.
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Ninja Tourism - Level 2
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Ninja will help boost tourism in Japan in the run-up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ninja are a symbol of Japan. The dark-clothed figures who are great at fighting and can run across rooftops at great speed are famous worldwide. Several ninja showed their skills on Wednesday. A group of them "sneaked" into the office of Japan's Prime Minister. This was the start of the tourism campaign. The Prime Minister joked with the ninja. He said: "Even though you're all wearing such bright colors, you were still able to slip through the tight security of my office."
A ninja was a secret agent, spy and fighter, which first appeared in 15th-century Japan. He or she was a specialist. They were skilled in assassination, fighting, infiltration (getting into an enemy area or building), sabotage and spying. They helped warlords win land and power. In the 19th century, artists and writers surrounded them in mystery. They gave ninja great abilities, such as invisibility, walking on water and being able to control the natural elements. Today we see them everywhere - in movies, cartoons, comics, games and manga.
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Ninja Tourism - Level 3
Japan will use ninja to help boost tourism over the next few years. Ninja will promote Japan and ninja culture in the run-up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ninja are a famous symbol of Japan and many people around the world know about these dark-clothed figures who are great at fighting and can run across rooftops at great speed. Several ninja gave an example of their skills on Wednesday when a group of them "sneaked" into the office of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. This was the start of the ninja tourism campaign. Mr Abe joked with the ninja. He said: "Even though you're all wearing such bright colors, you were still able to slip through the tight security of my office."
A ninja was a kind of secret agent, spy and fighter in Japan. He or she was a specialist who was skilled in many areas. The main functions of a ninja included assassination, fighting, infiltration (getting into an enemy area or building), sabotage and spying. The first ninja appeared in the 15th century when they helped warlords win land and get more power. In the 19th century, ninja became popular figures in art, literature and early manga. Artists and writers surrounded them in mystery and gave them legendary abilities, such as invisibility, walking on water and being able to control the natural elements. Today we see them around the world in movies, cartoons, comics, games and manga.
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