Dream job: Japanese man gets paid for doing nothing

Tokyo resident Shoji Morimoto charges 10,000 yen (US$71) an hour to accompany clients and simply exist as a companion. - SHOJI MORIMOTO/TWITTER

TOKYO (Reuters): Shoji Morimoto has what some would see as a dream job: he gets paid to do pretty much nothing.

The 38-year-old Tokyo resident charges 10,000 yen (US$71) an hour to accompany clients and simply exist as a companion.

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