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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.
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As of 2006, there was one student organization at [[Rice University]] describing itself as a "Ninja" operation.<ref>[http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=%22renegade+ninja+society%22 To run a Google search returning the requested information, click here.]</ref>
      
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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[[Category:Japan]]
 
[[Category:Japan]]
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