Steve Jobs Disowns Japan? Not So, Says Apple

No one keeps Steve Jobs away from his ninja throwing stars, at least according to a Japanese tabloid. The Apple CEO was barred from bringing the weapons aboard his private plane at a Japanese airport, and now he's vowed never to return to the country, says SPA! magazine in a report picked up by Bloomberg. Alas, Apple calls it "pure fiction," notes All Things Digital.

The official reply: “Steve did visit Japan this summer for a vacation in Kyoto, but the incidents described at the airport are pure fiction. Steve had a great time and hopes to visit Japan again soon.” (More Steve Jobs stories.)