日本愛知縣急聘忍者 希望以此助推旅遊

Central Japan's Aichi prefecture said it is hiring full-time ninjas to promote tourism.

位於日本中部的愛知縣近日表示，該縣正在招募全職忍者，希望藉此推動旅遊業發展。

Newly hired ninjas will receive a one-year contract with monthly salary of 180,000 yen plus a bonus.

新僱傭的忍者將與愛知縣簽約一年，月薪爲18萬日元，還有獎金。

Ninjas were 15th Century Japanese mercenaries specialising in espionage, assassination, sabotage and other forms of irregular warfare. Such trickery was considered beneath the samurai, or military nobility, who had to observe strict rules on fighting honourably.

忍者是十五世紀日本專門從事間諜、暗殺、破壞和其他非常規戰爭形式的僱傭兵。忍者地位在武士或軍事貴族之下，他們必須遵守嚴格的規則，爲榮譽鬥爭。

The job specification has been somewhat changed for the advertised roles.

然而這份廣告招聘的忍者工作內容已經有了一些改變。

It involves stage performances and "PR work" for radio and television. Combat experience as a ninja is not required and a track record of killing people for money would not help your application.

忍者的工作包括舞臺表演和在廣播和電視臺的“公關工作”。作爲一個忍者，你不一定要有戰鬥經驗，賞金殺手的工作經驗也不會幫助你得到這份工作。

They will perform acrobatics, demonstrate the use of their trademark shuriken weapons and pose for photographs with tourists, said Satoshi Adachi of the prefectural government's tourism promotion unit. Having the ability to speak Japanese is preferable, but non-Japanese individuals passionate about history and tourism are welcome, Adachi said.

愛知縣旅遊推广部門官員安達智表示，這些"忍者"將負責表演特技，展示忍者招牌武器手裏劍的使用方法，同時負責和遊客合照。安達智稱，會說日語者優先，但愛知縣也歡迎對日本歷史和旅遊業充滿熱情的非日本籍人士應聘。

Training is also a little quicker these days: winning applicants will be up to speed in the arts of wooing tourists with back flips and sword play by the end of April. Successful applicants will be performing in Nagoya Castle and various other locations.

目前培訓時間也有一點快：在四月底前，優勝者將達到可以用後空翻和刀術表演吸引遊客的水平。成功的申請者將在名古屋城和其他地方進行表演。

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to increase tourism even further in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Anyone over 18 can apply to be a ninja in Aichi, and applications close on 22 March.

日本首相安倍晉三承諾在即將到來的2020東京奧運會之前進一步促進旅遊業。任何年滿18歲以上的人都可以申請成爲愛知縣的忍者，簡歷投遞時間截止至3月22日。