日本爱知县急聘忍者 希望以此助推旅游

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

位于日本中部的爱知县近日表示，该县正在招募全职忍者，希望借此推动旅游业发展。

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

新雇佣的忍者将与爱知县签约一年，月薪为18万日元，还有奖金。

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.

忍者是十五世纪日本专门从事间谍、暗杀、破坏和其他非常规战争形式的雇佣兵。忍者地位在武士或军事贵族之下，他们必须遵守严格的规则，为荣誉斗争。

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

然而这份广告招聘的忍者工作内容已经有了一些改变。

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.

忍者的工作包括舞台表演和在广播和电视台的“公关工作”。作为一个忍者，你不一定要有战斗经验，赏金杀手的工作经验也不会帮助你得到这份工作。

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.

爱知县旅游推广部门官员安达智表示，这些"忍者"将负责表演特技，展示忍者招牌武器手里剑的使用方法，同时负责和游客合照。安达智称，会说日语者优先，但爱知县也欢迎对日本历史和旅游业充满热情的非日本籍人士应聘。

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.

目前培训时间也有一点快：在四月底前，优胜者将达到可以用后空翻和刀术表演吸引游客的水平。成功的申请者将在名古屋城和其他地方进行表演。

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.

日本首相安倍晋三承诺在即将到来的2020东京奥运会之前进一步促进旅游业。任何年满18岁以上的人都可以申请成为爱知县的忍者，简历投递时间截止至3月22日。