I think it can be a good idea to be more villager/kingdom types like Japanese or Dwarfs or something like that can be really impressive and creative.
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I feel like maybe the “Japanese” or already existing civilizations for that matter may be too much, but the dwarves concept is a rather good one. Perhaps groups of people with different abilities, such as dwarfs having a higher chance of finding resources underground.
http://stonehearth.net/roadmap/
Scroll down to “Monsters & Denizens” - Dwarves are already planned.
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But I really want to see some kind of Ninja or Samurai clan type characters
Ninja classes would be nice. But i think it is total ok to have them as npc class only
Like WaltWhiteside said before
http://stonehearth.net/roadmap/
Scroll down to “Pirates, Ninjas, Politicians” - Ninjas are already planned. 
The user wharp makes a mod with a new race, something like dwarf (the gameplay feels like you play a dwarfclan)
http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/mod-a14-new-race-the-bastioneers/19473
Well all factions so far have been inspired by a culture. Ascendancy is the “typical” feudal European culture. I think Rayyas Children are inspired by old cultures in central/southern America like Aztecs, Maya etc. The last human faction will be inspired by Nordic cultures, so I guess they will be “kind of” Vikings. I hope this is not too much of a sterotype. 
Wouldn’t actually have been very surprising to see a forth Asian faction if you look at the other inspirations.
But I really want to see some kind of Japanese npc class because the dwarf class is just another example
But Japanese style villagers would be my favourite with ninja and/or samurai fighters (for example with better combat but longer training and learning time for the fighters)
well that could absolutely be made, just not under a specified civilization. maybe such as the ninja clan or the samurai clan, or something along those lines.
But be honest Japanese style characters as npc-s would be really cool