Dip Corporation and Shibuya Mirai Design Co-host "Shibuya Yami-Baito Zero Project"

Shibuya Mirai Design (hereinafter "Shibuya Mirai Design"), in co-sponsorship with its partner company Dip Corporation (hereinafter "Dip"), with the support of Shibuya Ward and the cooperation of the Metropolitan Police Department's Anonymous and Fluid Criminal Group Countermeasures Headquarters, will launch the "Shibuya Yami-Baito Zero Project" (hereinafter "this Project") on April 2, 2026. This project aims to prevent young people from becoming involved in recruitment for criminal activities (commonly known as "yami-baito") conducted via social media. Furthermore, as a special partner, this project will collaborate with "QuizKnock," an intellectual entertainment group operated by baton Inc., to create content that will enhance practical crime prevention literacy for high school students from Shibuya to across Japan.

"Shibuya Yami-Baito Zero Project" Overview

The purpose of this project is to eliminate the involvement of young people in "yami-baito" and realize a society where all job seekers can work safely and authentically.

We will work to improve "practical crime prevention literacy" to protect high school students from increasingly sophisticated recruitment methods and prevent them from unknowingly participating in criminal activities.

1. High contact risk

A recent survey conducted by Dip revealed the serious reality that one in four high school students in Tokyo has encountered job offers suspected of being yami-baito.

2. Collaboration with "Shibuya Good Manners Project"

As part of the "Shibuya Good Manners Project" (*1), which aims to create a safe and secure city and solve social issues, we will collaborate with Dip to strengthen young people's ability to discern information. By leveraging Shibuya's communication power and the co-creation of diverse players, we will raise awareness of online crime risks and evolve into an initiative that protects young people. We will promote safe and secure urban development from both real and digital aspects.

(*1) https://shibuya-good-manner.com/

1. Collaboration with "QuizKnock"

Creation of an educational video in a multiple-choice quiz format to learn how to identify "yami-baito" from actual job titles that may appear.

2. Information dissemination from Shibuya

Building a crime prevention network throughout the Shibuya area in cooperation with partner companies.

3. Data linkage with the Metropolitan Police Department

Receiving data on the latest crime trends and arrest numbers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Anonymous and Fluid Criminal Group Countermeasures Headquarters to update educational content based on actual conditions.

4. Special classes in educational settings

In cooperation with educational institutions in Shibuya Ward, such as Tokyo Metropolitan Daiichi Commercial High School, we will expand outreach classes utilizing this video from Shibuya to the entire country.

Organizers: Dip Corporation, Shibuya Mirai Design

Supporter: Shibuya Ward

Cooperation: Metropolitan Police Department Anonymous and Fluid Criminal Group Countermeasures Headquarters

Special Partner (Content Cooperation): QuizKnock

Partners: Tokyu Corporation, Tokyu Land Corporation, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., Shibuya Ekimae Area Management Association

Background of the Project Launch

"They know the word but can't identify it." Breaking the crisis of over 10,000 arrests annually with "practical" awareness.

In recent years, recruitment methods for "yami-baito" via social media have become increasingly sophisticated, leading to a rapid increase in young people arrested as perpetrators. Spring is the riskiest time, especially for high school students who are looking for their first part-time job as they advance to higher education or a new grade.

In 2023, Dip conducted a "Yami-Baito Discrimination Survey" targeting high school students and was quick to sound the alarm based on the fact that 80% of high school students could not identify "yami-baito" (*2). Subsequently, although public awareness of the term has increased due to daily news reports, the number of arrests continues to be severe, exceeding 10,000 annually for two consecutive years, with 10,105 arrests in 2024 and 5,064 in the first half of 2025 (*3).

Furthermore, a recent survey conducted by Dip in January 2026 showed that while 90% of high school students were aware of the term "yami-baito," 70% still could not distinguish it from regular part-time jobs.

Notably, the contact rate by region was particularly high in Tokyo, where approximately one in four high school students (25.0%) reported having encountered suspicious job offers that seemed like yami-baito. This figure is 1.9 times higher than Aichi, 1.6 times higher than Osaka, and significantly higher than other regions, indicating an extremely high risk in urban areas.

To overcome the current situation where young people know the term but cannot identify the sophisticated methods of "yami-baito," and to prevent young people starting new lives from unknowingly participating in criminal activities, this project was launched to practically enhance crime prevention awareness and discernment abilities.

(*2) According to Dip Corporation survey

(*3) Quoted from "National Police Agency Crime Situation Statistics"

"Community-wide" Awareness Activities through Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration starting from Shibuya

This project will use Shibuya, Tokyo, where the risk was most pronounced in the latest survey, as the starting point for information dissemination. Shibuya is one of the areas where the largest number of high school students in Tokyo gather.

For this launch, the project's policy of "strengthening young people's ability to discern information" aligned with the "Shibuya Good Manners Project" promoted by Shibuya Mirai Design, which aims to create a safe and secure city and solve social issues. As a result, it was decided to undertake this as part of the latter project through public-private collaboration. In addition, information sharing with the Metropolitan Police Department's Anonymous and Fluid Criminal Group Countermeasures Headquarters will begin. We will deploy more accurate awareness activities based on actual data, such as the latest crime trends and arrest numbers held by the police.

Against this background, this project, co-hosted by Dip and Shibuya Mirai Design, with the support of Shibuya Ward and the cooperation of the Metropolitan Police Department, and with the endorsement and cooperation of Tokyu Corporation, Tokyu Land Corporation, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., and Shibuya Ekimae Area Management Association, which support the city's infrastructure, will build a community-wide crime prevention network involving public and private sectors.

Experiential Awareness Videos and Outreach Classes by Special Partner "QuizKnock"

To enable young people to learn enjoyably and personally, we collaborated with "QuizKnock," an intellectual entertainment group that enjoys overwhelming support from young people. We created a video where Mr. Takuji Izawa and others explain the risks of sweet words like "high income," "white-collar job," and "same-day payment" hidden in actual recruitment texts, using a multiple-choice quiz format that is easy to understand.

As the first phase of awareness activities utilizing this video, we will conduct outreach classes using this video in cooperation with educational institutions in Shibuya Ward, such as Tokyo Metropolitan Daiichi Commercial High School. Using this as a model case, we plan to expand the circle of awareness to high schools nationwide in the future.

・Cast: Takuji Izawa, Hironori Tsurusaki, To Mon, Yoshiaki Yamamoto

・Public channel: Dip Corporation Official YouTube Channel "Shigoto Real"

・URL: https://youtu.be/lNiKTLMJ7JA

Comment from Ken Hasebe, Mayor of Shibuya Ward

In recent years, cases of young people being involved in "yami-baito" through social media have occurred nationwide, and prevention is an urgent issue. Especially in Shibuya, where many young people gather, it is crucial to provide correct knowledge and foster the ability to make their own judgments. I expect this project to further deepen cooperation among administration, companies, and educational institutions, becoming a concrete step towards "Yami-Baito Zero."

Comment from Hideki Tomita, Representative Director, President & CEO of Dip Corporation

"Working for workers" is Dip's mission. Work is central to many people's lives, and if work brings happiness, overall life satisfaction increases. However, recently, "yami-baito," which lures people with sweet words and unknowingly involves them in crime, has become a serious social problem. As operators of "Baitoru" and "Spot Baitoru," we believe we have a social responsibility to create an environment where young people can choose jobs safely and securely, and to continue issuing warnings and disseminating correct information.

As a company that upholds the corporate philosophy of "We, Dip, will be an entity that improves society with dreams, ideas, and passion" through user-first services that support workers, we will strongly promote awareness activities to protect job seekers from the threat of "yami-baito" and connect a healthy labor market to the next generation.

Comment from Hideki Koizumi, Representative Director of Shibuya Mirai Design

The yami-baito problem is a complex social issue with multiple backgrounds, including insufficient discernment of information and understanding of work. With the launch of the "Shibuya Yami-Baito Zero Project," we will deploy practical awareness activities through industry-government-academia collaboration, leveraging Dip Corporation's expertise, Shibuya Mirai Design's network, and cooperation with educational institutions. By implementing initiatives that "reach, convey, and stop" from Shibuya, a hub for information dissemination, we aim to create a society where young people can work with peace of mind.

With the vision of being a "Labor force solution company" that solves various challenges in the labor market and realizes a society where everyone can feel the joy and happiness of working, we operate human resources service businesses and DX businesses. Under the corporate philosophy of "We, Dip, will be an entity that improves society with dreams, ideas, and passion," we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through our business activities.

URL: https://www.dip-net.co.jp/

Shibuya Mirai Design is an industry-government-academia-citizen collaboration organization that, based on diversity and inclusion, gathers ideas and talents from diverse people who live, work, study, and visit Shibuya, and designs solutions and possibilities for social issues through open innovation. By presenting new possibilities for urban life from Shibuya to the world, it aims to contribute to the sustainable development of not only Shibuya Ward but also society as a whole.

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Survey Overview

・Target: High school students in grades 1-3 nationwide (male and female)

・Sample size: 1,089 people

・Survey period: January 8, 2026 - January 19, 2026

・Survey method: Online questionnaire survey

・Main survey items: Annual income/expenditure, main purpose of expenditure, coping methods for insufficient income, experience with part-time jobs, methods for finding part-time jobs, interest in job offers including yami-baito

Survey Summary

1. "They know it" but "can't identify it"

While 90% of high school students are aware of the term "yami-baito," 70% reported that they "cannot distinguish between regular part-time jobs and yami-baito."

2. Tokyo is the frontline for yami-baito contact

One in four high school students (25%) residing in Tokyo has encountered "yami-baito" job information. This is 1.9 times higher than Aichi Prefecture, 1.6 times higher than Osaka Prefecture, and 1.2 times higher than other regions, clearly highlighting the risk in urban areas.

3. Youth "yami-baito" contact rate

Approximately 25% of high school students residing in Tokyo have experienced seeing suspicious part-time job information that appears to be "yami-baito."