An ancient Ninja oath written in cursive calligraphy containing six promises and signed some 300 years ago by "Inosuke Kizu." Image: Handout / International Ninja Research Center / AFP Japanese ...

In his oath, the Ninja acknowledges that if he broke the promises even by a little, he'd be punished by "big and small gods in more than 60 provinces across Japan" for generations. TOKYO: Japanese ...

A page from the ninja technique textbook discovered in the Hirosaki City Public Library is seen in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. (Photo courtesy of Shigeto Kiyokawa) HIROSAKI, Aomori -- An original ...

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Ninja warriors sent on espionage and sabotage missions were forbidden from ever revealing their secrets, courtesy of a sacred oath. They pledged to never divulge sensitive information and accepted ...

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Kizu was a Ninja from a clan in Iga, a mountain-shrouded town near the ancient imperial capital of Kyoto. Expressing gratitude to his superior for passing on “ninjutsu” or “the art of the Ninja”, Kizu ...

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Japanese researchers have uncovered a rare, centuries-old, Ninja oath pledging never to divulge the secrets of their spying and sabotage skills -- on pain of divine retribution for generations.