Over 10,000 foreign nationals, including 31 Japanese citizens, are thought to be held captive at the Myanmar-Thailand border by a transnational crime syndicate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/japan/crime-legal/myanmar-thai-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #myanmar #thailand #fraud #japanesepolice #yamibaito #organizedcrime
A 30-year-old woman pleaded guilty Monday to charges of helping to move cash stolen in a fatal burglary in Yokohama last October linked to 'yami baito' recruitment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/03/japan/crime-legal/yamibaito-pleads-guilty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #yamibaito #yokohama #japanesecourts
The number of reported crimes in Japan rose for the second year in a row in 2023, an annual government white paper has revealed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/20/japan/crime-legal/crime-white-paper-2024/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #marijuana #drugs #yamibaito
The Japanese government will give the go-ahead to investigators to go undercover to crack down on a surge in violent crimes linked to listings for shady part-time jobs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/17/japan/crime-legal/yamibaito-first-ministerial-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #yamibaito
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
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
Police in Japan are boosting efforts to support for people who have applied for "dark" part-time jobs but wish to quit them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/17/japan/crime-legal/illegal-part-time-jobs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #yamibaito #japanesepolice #organizedcrime #personalinformation
A 37-year-old man suspected of being the ringleader of a burglary group linked to dark part-time jobs and two other men were arrested for breaking into the home of an Osaka company executive, the Osaka Prefectural Police said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/15/japan/crime-legal/osaka-yami-baito-arrest/ #japan #crimelegal #yamibaito #japanesepolice #osaka
Shady part-time jobs — which have been linked to a series of home burglaries in Japan in recent months — have even been listed on reputable job sites, illustrating how those looking for work need to stay on high alert. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/13/japan/crime-legal/timee-yamibaito-job-posts/ #japan #crimelegal #yamibaito #timee
Police have arrested two more men on suspicion of attempted burglary in connection with a break-in that took place in the city of Mitaka in western Tokyo in late October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/11/japan/crime-legal/japan-burglary-more-arrests/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #mitaka #theft #tokyo #yamibaito
Japanese police have seized more than 100 smartphones in a series of robberies that took place in the Tokyo metropolitan area. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/10/japan/crime-legal/robberies-smartphones-seized/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #theft #yamibaito
