Shoji Morimoto got let go from his job for inactivity, and that turned into a career paying $80,000 a year for literally doing nothing. His service: renting out his time to sit with strangers, hang out, and act as a…



Shoji Morimoto is a Japanese author and the man behind Rental Nanmo Shinai Hito, the service usually translated as Rental Nothing-Doer. He is not a performer in any conventional sense.