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 • Rob Tuck
The Surprising Fuzziness of the Kunai
A short history of ideas about pointy bits of metal
 • Rob Tuck
The Kunai That Wasn't?
Shinobi hiden's "firelighter" kunai poses some tricky questions of interpretation
 • Rob Tuck
The Mystery of the Kunai
The famous ninja...scraper? Lever? Lamplighter? Tongs? Dagger? Digging tool? Piton? Throwing knife? Climbing tool?
 • Rob Tuck
The 'Kōka Ninja': Birth of a Legend
As often happens with 'ninja' lore, fiction runs parallel with history
 • Rob Tuck
The Men of Kōka Go to War Again
Also, happy International Ninja Day!
 • Rob Tuck
Attack of the Firework-Wielding Ninja Cops
How was the toribikata 'ninja flamethrower' meant to be used?
 • Rob Tuck
Could a 'Ninja' Hide Underwater and Breathe Through a Tube?
Probably not, but it depends what you mean by "underwater"
 • Rob Tuck
Critical Ninja Theory
Critical Ninja Theory
Exploring Japanese history, literature, and pop culture, mostly through ninjas.

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