Rent-A-Man - For Real (Airdate 4/15/2022)

There are moments in life that you CAN handle alone, but it sure would be great if you didn't have to, right? Signing divorce papers in a lawyer's office...going in for a scary medical consult...the business dinner in a room full of strangers...What if you just needed a person to eat lunch with, or to spill a secret that's just too painful to keep? Meet Shoji Morimoto, Japan's real-life Rent-A-Man. He's a quiet, introverted physicist who is now earning a living by just showing up for people who need a companion. Would this work in America? Would this work for you?

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