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Know the shady Japanese vocabulary that will help you avoid ‘dark’ part-time jobs

A high-profile case concerning a string of robberies hit the headlines earlier this year, shining a light on the shadier recesses of the internet. | GETTY IMAGES

By Tadasu Takahashi
Staff writer

Mar 30, 2023

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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