Illegal "part-time jobs" in Japan: YAMI BAITO | Conbini Cult Ep 51

Job listing that sounds too good to be true? Well, it probably is. In recent years there’s been a surge of yami baito, shady jobs that promise a high pay for little work, no experience, etc, but it’s actually bait to get people into illegal activities. What do they want? Who’s at risk? What’s being done to prevent this? Let’s chat more about it. Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at [email protected] - @franklinthewomanCheyenne - @lostwithlowWords mentioned/useful words闇バイト yami baito - scam/shady/underground/illegal job バイト baito - part-time jobお疲れ様 otsukaresama - you worked hardおいしい - yummy, delicious ~市 ~shi - city匿流 'tokuryu' - a term coined by Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) to describe a new and growing form of loosely organized criminal groups that have emerged as an alternative to traditional yakuza organizations匿名 tokumei - anonymous流動 ryūdo - fluid日払い hibarai - daily paymentReferences:Notice from the NPA: https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/multilingual/english/safe_society/law_violations/index.files/Shady_part_time_job_English.pdfGaijin Pot PSA: https://blog.gaijinpot.com/beware-of-yami-baito-shady-part-time-jobs-targeting-foreigners-and-students-in-japan/ “NPA warns public to avoid overseas yami baito offers” (Asahi Shinbun): https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15636994 “Crimes by 'tokuryu' anonymous groups pose serious issue in Japan”https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/24/japan/crime-legal/tokuryu-poses-problem-for-police/“Foreigners forced to work in Myanmar-based fraud rings” (NHK): https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/3828/ “Police protected yami baito applicants in 125 cases” (Japan Times) https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/06/japan/crime-legal/dark-job-police-protection/ Yami Baito Reddit Stories1. “Weird experience not sure what to do” https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/comments/1i9r5po/weird_experience_not_sure_what_to_do/ 2. “Does anyone know much about yami baito?”https://www.reddit.com/r/japanresidents/comments/1hg822m/does_anyone_know_much_about_yamibaito%E9%97%87%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88/ 3. “Baito that pays cash same day” (short post, wanna read for funny comments)https://www.reddit.com/r/Tokyo/comments/15m76cd/baito_that_pays_cash_same_day/ Time stamps00:00 hello/life updates8:45 intro to baito/part-time jobs13:07 baito experience in Japan15:25 what is a yami baito?18:16 notice from the NPA20:33 overseas trafficking24:06 who is running these scams29:14 what are the govt & police doing31:20 are foreigners targets too?37:44 yami baito examples40:45 recent cases41:44 staying safe

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