i get put through my paces as i visit a ninja training camp in nagoya. dance moves upon dance moves, it's very complicated! and we set out to wow the crowds in a traditional festival in hokkaido. so don't go away. when you think ofjapan, things like cherry blossoms, tea ceremonies, temples and karaoke will spring to mind. but if you're a film or comic book fan, then ninjas will also be high on your list. back in 2016, i travelled to nagoya to meet some martial arts fans to become modern ninjas, and i even gave it a go myself. needless to say i did not get hired. the ninja, a mysterious, undercover agent in feudal japan, skilled in espionage and assassination, living in the shadows, and now, you can apply to be one. farfrom hiding in the dark, the next generation of ninjas answered a job ad. full—time, centraljapan, salary around 1600 us dollars per month. hundreds of people applied and auditioned for the jobs, including many from overseas. this is the nagoya castle, and these are some of the chosen few. the new ninjas. every kid dreams about becoming a n

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two hours from nagoya, i've been told this is the heart of ninja country.real—life ninjas trained in the very mountains here, in akamedaki. so, i've come to this ninja training camp to try and get an authentic ninja experience. �*ninja no mori', or �*ninja forest', has been set up to cater to tourists in a natural setting. i might look the part, but can a cut it as a real—life ninja? to my relief, we started the day with some prayers and meditation. then it was time to leave the safe surrounds of the temple and head to the training corps. first, it was onto the wire. what would this be used for? speaks japanese. so, if there was a castle and a moat? yes, yes. speaks japanese. oh, so, the rope would help you get over the water? yes, yes. i — i do kind of feel ninja—like here. laughter. this is the ? it's quite difficult! laughter. 0h! 0k. i don't think ninjas are meant to giggle. 0k. oh, my goodness! and then, the skill of scaling walls undetected. you don't expect me to do that, do you? speaks japanese. ganbatte? hai, ganbatte, yarimashou. ah! this wall�*s

this is the city of nagoya in central japan.ty has just been placed under a state of emergency because of rapidly rising covid infections. medical workers here are up in arms. they have been requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo when there are desperately in need hospitals here. this younger nurse says the covid unit in her hospital is now filled to capacity. >> people are already dying at home because they cannot get into the hospital. they want 500 nurses to volunteer. that means more covid patients will not get the care they need. >> far to the north, younger gymnasts are trying out new equipment installed for the russian gymnastic team. takashi a qureshi tells me they spent over one million pounds on this. last month, the russian team pulled out, fearful of getting covid. for people in towns like this and millions of other japanese, the excitement they once felt of welcoming the world to tokyo this summer is gone. instead, the olympics has become something to fear. rupert wingfield-hayes, bbc news northern j

this is the city of nagoya in centraljapan, and i've come here because this city has just been placed a state of emergency because of rapidly rising covid infections. i've also come because medical workers here are up in arms that they are being requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo when they are desperately needed at hospitals here. this young nurse, who doesn't want to show her face, says the covid unit in her hospital is now filled to capacity. translation: people are already | dying at home because they can't| get into the hospital. they want 500 nurses to volunteer for the olympics. that means more covid patients won't get the care they need. far to the north, in the little town of kamo, young gymnasts are trying out new equipment installed for the russian gymnastics team to train on. this man tells me they spent over half a million pounds on all of this, all from the town's own budget. then, last month, the russian team pulled out — fearful of getting covid, it is no longer coming to kamo. for people in towns like this and for millions of otherjapanese, the exci

is very specific because all the economic centers of japan could mean whether tokyo or soccer, or nagoya, or invulnerable, phone calls on up to date. there's no technology that can predict earthquakes. but japanese scientists have developed a monitoring system to warn the public the moment a seismic wave is registered as dictated. we need to be able to detect movements as soon as possible and then issue a warning. well, if that's what a donor system does, right outside the variables soccer, the knit system is the most sophisticated seismic detector in the world, $29.00 small underwater observatories equipped with pressure sensors and size, moments is and accelerometers are installed directly on the full line off the coastal soccer issues in alert with the very 1st tremor. that's in any way quite some unit. they would take 3 to 5 minutes for the su nami to reach the 1st cities with waves 20 to 30 meters high. don't sweep into o soccer bay in flood parts of osaka and cobra, but it could be north, have multiple, you can be artificial islands would be the worst hit. with waves of 3 to 5 mete

this is the city of nagoya, in centraljapan.te of emergency because of rapidly raising covid infections i've also come because medical workers here are up in arms that they are being requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo, when they're desperately needed in hospitals here. this young nurse who doesn't want to show her face has watched the covid unit in her hospital filled to capacity. translation: we already don't have enough staff in hospital- beds for covid patients. people are already dying at home because they can't get into the hospital. they want 500 nurses to volunteer for the olympics. that means more covid patients won't get the care they need. far to the north of the amid the rice fields of niigata, the small town of kamo has been preparing to host the russian gymnastics team. some of kamo's young gymnasts are trying out the new equipment, specially installed for the russians. takashi ikarashi tells me the town spent over a $500,000 us on all of this. because of covid, the russian team will now never us

this is the city of nagoya in centraljapan. of emergency because of rapidly rising covid infection. i've also come because medical workers here are up in arms that they have been requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo when they are desperately needed in hospitals here. this young nurse who doesn't want to show her face has watch the covid unit in her hospital fill to capacity. translation: we already don't have enough staff in hospital. beds for covid patients. people already dying at home because they can't get into the hospital. they want 500 nurses to volunteer for olympics. that means more covid patients won't get the care they need. far to the north the amid the rice fields the small town has been preparing to host the russian gymnastics team. some of the gymnasts are trying out the new equipment, specially installed for the russians. he tells me the town spent over a half a million us dollars on all of this. because of covid the russian team will now never use it. long—timejapan resident and sports promote

even a more recent example venezuela and turkey they all suffer currency crises and recent years the nagoya suffered hyperinflation and turkey is suffering from inflation a currency got and a rapidly depleting or exchange reserves and these are all real risks in so-called real fiala currencies that bailey's choosing to ignore and back in those countries the only people who actually didn't lose everything are those who turn to crap and exchange their worthless b. up money for bitcoin so yes there are parts of the crypto universe that is speculative in nature things like those coin that we talk about things that don't really have an application or utility that's being hyped up as a need when the market what we witness in getting an a and b. earlier this year but that's a very small part of it things like that point and in theory and they have real value meal technology and real use cases being developed so it's not just speculative and of course those are risks just as there are risks inherent in any sort of investment but bailey's common are just pure fear mongering and at this point trying

this is the city of nagoya, in centraljapan, and i've come here because this city has just been placedms that they are being requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo when they're desperately needed at hospitals here. this young nurse, who doesn't want to show her face, has watched the covid unit in her hospital fill to capacity. translation: we already don't have enough staff and hospital _ beds for covid patients. people are already dying at home because they can't get into hospital. they want 500 nurses to volunteer for the olympics. that means more covid patients won't get the care they need. far to the north, amid the rice fields of niigata, the small town of kamo has been preparing to host the russian gymnastics team. some of kamo's young gymnasts are trying out the new equipment specially installed for the russians. this person tells me the town spent over half a million us dollars on all of this. because of covid, the russian team will now never use it. it may already be too late for another delay. it looks like the olympics will either go ahead or be cancelled. bu

is very specific because all the economic centers of japan could mean whether tokyo or soccer, or nagoya, or in areas down to date. there's no technology that can predict earthquakes. but japanese scientists have developed a monitoring system to warn the public the moment a seismic wave is registered it says indicative definitely need to be able to detect movements as soon as possible and then issue a warning, well, if or so that's what donors system does is just right outside the bay of soccer. the knit system is the most sophisticated seismic detector in the world 29 small underwater observatories equipped with pressure sensors, size, moments and accelerometers are installed directly on the fault line off the coastal sucker it issues in alert with the very 1st tremor that's in any way quite some unit, it would take 3 to 5 minutes, but the sooner i me to reach the 1st cities with waves 20 to 30 meters high. don't sweep into soccer bay in flood parts of osaka and cobra. but it could be no time to clean. it can be artificial islands would be the worst hit. with waves, a 3 to 5 meters afte

this is the city of nagoya, in centraljapan, and i have come here because this city has just been placedrms that they are being requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo when they're desperately needed at hospitals here. this young nurse, who does not want to show her face, has watched the covid unit in her hospital fill to capacity. translation: we already don't have enough staff and hospital beds - for covid patients. people are already dying at home because they can't get into hospital. they want 500 nurses to volunteer for the olympics. that means more covid patients will not get the care they need. far to the north, amid the rice fields of niigata, this small town has been preparing to host the russian gymnastics team. some of its young gymnasts are trying out the new equipment specially installed for the russians. this person tells me the town spent over half a million us dollars on all of this. because of covid, the russian team will now never use it. long—timejapan resident and sports promoter robert maes thinks there is one very obvious solution — to delay the olymp

this is the city of nagoya, in centraljapan, and i've come here because this city has just been placedface, has watched the covid unit in her hospital fill to capacity. translation: we already don't have enough staff and hospital _ beds for covid patients. people are already dying at home because they can't get into hospital. they want 500 nurses to volunteer for the olympics. that means more covid patients won't get the care they need. far to the north, amid the rice fields of niigata, the small town of kamo has been preparing to host the russian gymnastics team. some of kamo's young gymnasts are trying out the new equipment specially installed for the russians. this person tells me the town spent over half a million us dollars on all of this. because of covid, the russian team will now never use it. it may already be too late for another delay. it looks like the olympics will either go ahead or be cancelled. but for these young gymnasts in kamo, the excitement they once had of welcoming the world to japan this summer is already a fading memory. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in ni

this is the city of nagoya, in centraljapan, and i have come here because this city has just been placednurses to volunteer for the olympics. that means more covid patients will not get the care they need. far to the north, amid the rice fields, far to the north, amid the rice fields of niigata, this small town has been preparing to host the russian gymnastics team. some of its young gymnasts are trying out the new equipment are specially installed for the russians. this person tells me the town spent over half a million us dollars on all of this. because of covid, the russian team will now never use it. long—timejapan resident and sports promoter robert maas thinks there is one very obvious solution. to delay the olympics again. whenever you ask the people in charge why would you not even consider 2022, there really is no answer. there is only direct and firm, "we do not organise in 2022. it is now or never." i argue for the exact opposite because i think that everybody involved here is better off with organisation in 2022. it may already be too late for another delay. it looks like the