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== Popular Culture ==

== Popular Culture ==

"Ninjas" have been glamorized as an icon of alternative pop culture in recent years.<ref>See, e.g., http://www.realultimatepower.net</ref>  They appear frequently in video games, as well, alongside [[samurai]] as an alternative warrior caste.<ref>See, e.g., [[Final Fantasy XI]].</ref>  The "ninja" in modern American pop culture is secretive, killing by stealth, and employing deception as a main ''modus operandi''.  This is somewhat of a glamorization of the actual history.

"Ninjas" have been glamorized as an icon of alternative pop culture in recent years.<ref>See, e.g., http://www.realultimatepower.net</ref>  They appear frequently in video games, as well, alongside [[samurai]] as an alternative warrior caste.<ref>See, e.g., [[Final Fantasy XI]].</ref>  The "ninja" in modern American pop culture is secretive, killing by stealth, and employing deception as a main ''modus operandi''.  This is somewhat of a glamorization of the actual history.

== References ==

== References ==

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[[Category:Japan]]

[[Category:Japan]]