Editorial

15:12 JST, December 6, 2025

Last year, a spate of robberies, related to “dark part-time jobs,” in the Tokyo metropolitan area sent shockwaves through society. It is significant that the masterminds of a criminal group have been arrested. It is hoped that police will make every possible effort to uncover the reality surrounding the group.

In connection with a dark part-time job robbery that occurred at a private residence in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, in October last year, a joint investigation headquarters involving the Metropolitan Police Department and police in three other prefectures has arrested four men, all in their 20s, on suspicion of robbery resulting in injury and other charges.

The four are believed to be the masterminds behind the incident. They are suspected of conspiring with the perpetrators and others to break into the private residence in Ichikawa, assaulting........

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