Who is the last living ninja?
Getting an interview with Jinichi Kawakami, the man known in Japan as ‘the Last Ninja’, was no easy task – but nor should it have been. Ninjas, Japan’s legendary covert operatives and assassins, were renowned for their elusiveness, so it would have been disappointing if tracking one down had proved a cinch. However, scholars also debate the trustworthiness of texts written after the Sengoku Period (1467-1600). The conflicting reports might make you start to wonder if ninjas were real. The short answer is yes, and they still exist today, but their origins might be a little different from your imagination.