Japan's youth tricked into shady part-time jobs via social media

Crime groups solicit even teens to commit robberies disguised as legitimate gigs

Yamibaito Top Yokohama 2024-11

Police investigate the site of a fatal robbery in Yokohama on Oct. 16.   © Kyodo

SHO FUJITA, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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