TOKYO -- A recent surge in robberies in Japan has revealed a troubling trend: Many of those arrested are young people who were recruited through social media for so-called dark part-time jobs disguised as legitimate gigs.
Crime groups solicit even teens to commit robberies disguised as legitimate gigs

Police investigate the site of a fatal robbery in Yokohama on Oct. 16. © Kyodo
TOKYO -- A recent surge in robberies in Japan has revealed a troubling trend: Many of those arrested are young people who were recruited through social media for so-called dark part-time jobs disguised as legitimate gigs.