The four suspected masterminds behind a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area last year purchased X accounts multiple times to recruit people for "dark" part-time jobs, investigative sources said.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/crime-legal/masterminds-tokyo-robberies-x/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #organizedcrime #fraud #theft #yamibaito #gangs
Masterminds behind Tokyo-area robberies used X to recruit people, sources say
The four are believed to have used accounts on the social media platform to recruit subordinates by posting 'dark' job offers, including those that promised same-day payment.
埼玉県警のテストに大人たち「難しいかな？」→ 子どもは高正解率。「今どきの小学生なら知っておきたい」内容がこれだ。
大人でも難しいかと心配する声もありましたが、子どもたちの正解率は高くなりました。ゴクリ。
Japanese nationals thought to be held captive at Myanmar-Thailand border
Foreign nationals from several countries have been held at the border and forced to participate in a variety of scams.
Woman pleads guilty over involvement in fatal ‘shady’ burglary
A group of suspects are accused of breaking into the home of Hiroharu Goto, 75, in Yokohama’s Aoba Ward, killing him and stealing about ¥200,000 in cash.
相次ぐ「侵入犯罪」⇨この習慣は極めて危険。マンション住民もやりがち、命と財産を守るために必要なこと
家庭の安全は日常の小さな意識から。効果的な防犯行動と地域の力で、侵入犯罪を未然に防ぎましょう。
闇バイトが絡む首都圏の連続強盗事件。「勇気を持って抜け出して」警察庁が異例の呼びかけ【2024年回顧】
首都圏で相次ぐ「闇バイト」が絡む強盗事件を受け、警察庁が犯罪に加担しようとしている人に対して異例の呼びかけをしました。（2024年回顧）
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
Crime numbers had been steadily declining since 2003, continuing to hit postwar lows from 2015 to 2021, before bouncing back in 2022.
Japan to let investigators go undercover to crack down on <i>yami baito</i>
Until now, undercover operations have been allowed only for drug- and gun-related criminal investigations.
The government is considering allowing investigators to create fake ID cards to infiltrate crime groups that solicit accomplices on social media for high-paying illegal work, known as yami baito.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/06/japan/crime-legal/yami-baito-investigation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #yamibaito
Police may be able to use fake IDs to investigate <i>yami baito</i>
The new measures would allow investigators to sign up for shady jobs with disguised identities and make contact with individuals behind the recruitment.
Tokyo police have arrested six Chinese nationals on suspicion of unlawful confinement and attempted extortion involving a 23-year-old exchange student who had become involved in a financial dispute over a yami baito, or a “dark” part-time job.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/29/japan/crime-legal/chinese-arrest-kidnapping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #yamibaito #personalinformation #theft #students
Tokyo police arrest six Chinese nationals over <i>yami baito</i> scheme
The six people are being held on suspicion of unlawful confinement and attempted extortion involving a 23-year-old exchange student.
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