Japan must bolster digital education to combat 'shady job' crime wave

A rising number of 'yamibaito' schemes exposes vulnerable young people to organized crime

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The Government of Japan has asked social network operators to delete relevant posts over the issue of "yamibaito" (shady side jobs), in which criminals are recruited to carry out crimes through social media. © AP

Will Fee is a researcher at the Tokyo-based Yuri Group. He is the lead writer of the GxxD series of reports, which explore the intersection between digitalization and green energy in Japan.

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