Police provided protection to applicants for what are known as dark part-time jobs, or to their family members, in a total of 544 cases as of the end of last November, according to the National Police Agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/06/japan/crime-legal/police-dark-job-applicants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #juvenilelaw #theft #japanesecourts #japanesepolice #fraud