Rent-a-Stranger: This Japanese Man Makes a Living Showing up and Doing Nothing
The Washington PostShoji Morimoto doesn’t talk much but he will sit and listen and be there for events people fear to share with someone they know.
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When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher, a writer, a doctor? You probably didn’t think you could be a falconer. Or a mountain-bike trail builder. Or a full-time Disney princess. (Well, maybe you did think you could be that one). There are so many jobs in the world that we’ve never heard of. Read on to discover some of the coolest ones.
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Shoji Morimoto doesn’t talk much but he will sit and listen and be there for events people fear to share with someone they know.
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