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YAMI BAITO

Posts facilitating romance scams, other fraud and what are known as?"dark part-time jobs" will be subject to deletion requests by the Internet Hotline Center.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2026
Police in Japan work to crack down on fraud-linked social media posts
Based on reports from the public, the Internet Hotline Center requests that illegal or harmful online content be removed, and it reports such cases to the police.
Hideharu Inoue was detained by Philippine authorities on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2026
Apparent senior member of ¡®Luffy¡¯ crime ring detained in Manila
The Tokyo Summary Court has issued an arrest warrant for Hideharu Inoue, 56, on suspicion of theft.
Takafumi Sugawara (second from left) is detained at Suvarnabhumi Airport on the outskirts of Bangkok on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2026
Japanese man held in Thailand over Cambodia-based scams
Suspect Takafumi Sugawara is believed to be a ringleader of a fraud group based in Cambodia and is alleged to have been involved in scams targeting Japanese nationals.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has set up a special task force to intensify its crackdown on the Kohei-ikka, a Sumiyoshi-kai-affiliated designated crime group suspected of deepening its involvement with <i>³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨±</i> networks, including special fraud linked to illegal job schemes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2026
Yakuza membership fell to record low in 2025
Authorities attribute the decline to an aging population within the criminal groups, tighter enforcement and a nationwide rollout of anti-gang ordinances.
Senior officials from the Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa prefectural police hold a joint news conference in Tokyo in December following arrests of four suspected masterminds behind a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 3, 2026
Police took action against 12,000 people over ³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨± in 2025
The National Police Agency aims to uncover the full picture of the crime groups and identify their leaders.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department&#039;s website dedicated to anonymous and transient criminal groups
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2026
Tokyo police launch website detailing anonymous criminal groups
The website outlines details of the latest fraud methods and presents accounts of people who took on illegal jobs.
According to a ruling, Toshiya Fujita was involved in a total of seven robbery cases in Tokyo and three other prefectures between October 2022 and January 2023, including one in which a 90-year-old woman was killed in Komae, Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2026
¡®Luffy¡¯ crime ring member sentenced to life in prison
Of the four arrested and indicted senior members of the crime ring, Toshiya Fujita, 41, was the second to receive a sentence.
The National Police Agency headquarters in Tokyo. The NPA has released a report on its undercover investigations into "yami baito" jobs.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2026
Japanese police conduct 13 undercover probes into criminal gig work
The probes, involving the use of fake identification documents to apply for such illicit jobs, have led to the arrests of five people.
The National Police Agency is calling on people who have applied for illicit part-time jobs, such as carrying out robberies and fraud, to consult the police without hesitation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2026
Japan police provide protection in 544 ¡®dark¡¯ job cases
The NPA is calling on people who have applied for illicit part-time jobs, such as carrying out robberies and fraud, to consult the police without hesitation.
Until now, Tokyo police had identified suspicious posts on social media platforms by manually searching for them using keywords.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2025
Police in Tokyo use AI to spot shady job offers on social media
Thanks to the AI tool, Tokyo police can write about 150 warning replies per day ¡ª compared to some 25 before its introduction ¡ª to messages considered to be offering shady jobs.
Senior police officers from Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa prefectures hold a joint news conference in Tokyo Friday following the arrests of the alleged masterminds behind a series of robberies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2025
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.
Takuya Saito, 26, is one of four men arrested by Japanese police on Friday on suspicion of masterminding a series of robberies in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2025
Suspected ³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨± masterminds in Tokyo-area robberies arrested
Police believe the four suspects formed an anonymous and transient criminal group that was behind the robberies.
The Aichi Prefectural Police headquarters in Nagoya
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2025
Seven key members of major bank account brokerage ring arrested
The organization is believed to be one of the biggest of its kind in Japan, handling over 1,000 accounts annually for the purpose of money laundering
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said that an undercover investigation helped identify a suspect in an attempted scam case in the greater Tokyo area.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2025
New police method reveals shady part-time job suspect
It was the first time for police to detect a suspect under the investigation method introduced in January.
Tokyo police have arrested three individuals, including 37-year-old Takuya Higuchi, a member of a money laundering group, on suspicion of fraud.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2025
Tokyo police arrest three believed to have been laundering money for ¡®Luffy¡¯
One of the three arrested is Takuya Higuchi, 37, a resident of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, whose occupation is unknown.
The Thai Royal Police held a meeting on Monday in Bangkok with representatives from 18 countries, including Japan, as well as international organizations like?the United Nations regarding the transnational scam operation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2025
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.
The Old Yokohama District Court
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2025
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.
National Police Agency Commissioner-General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki speaks during a news conference on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2025
Japan police agency sets rules for fake IDs in undercover yami baito probes
Investigations involving the use of fake IDs will target crimes such as robbery, special fraud, investment fraud and romance fraud.
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2024
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.
A flyer created by the Metropolitan Police Department to warn people about <i>yami baito</i>, or "dark" part-time jobs
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2024
Japan to let investigators go undercover to crack down on yami baito
Until now, undercover operations have been allowed only for drug- and gun-related criminal investigations.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital&#039;s largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo&#039;s Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn&#039;t just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it&#039;s an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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