{"product_id":"rental-person-who-does-nothing-9781035012817","title":"Rental Person Who Does Nothing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eToday, I’m starting a ‘rent a person who does nothing‘ service . . . Except for very simple conversation, I’m afraid I can do nothing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a ‘do-nothing’ because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet, he began his business of renting himself out . . . to do nothing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMorimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially anxious. Sitting with a client undergoing surgery, accompanying a newly-divorced client to her favourite restaurant, visiting the site of a client’s suicide attempt are just a few of his thousands of true life adventures. He is dependable, non-judgmental and committed to remaining a stranger and the curious encounters he shares are revelatory about both Japanese society and human psychology.\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406679449943,"sku":"9781035012817","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rental-person-who-does-nothing-9781035012817","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}