So-called 闇バイト (yami baito, “dark” part-time jobs) have come into the spotlight this year, following a spate of robberies across Japan.
Earlier this month, two men were arrested on 強盗殺人容疑 (gōtō satsujin yōgi, suspicion of a robbery-murder) after a 90-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Tokyo. The police suspect the case is connected to numerous burglaries in the Kanto region that have gripped headlines since January.
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