![Japanese 'rent men' who are paid just to listen](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uJeOMrjHCc7gejkiPLl1yIvKqYhx0-fO4OAjYRLFUYDSY5u1qNqoBJKu_MFonaD8e-wFAyVuN2Eql9g5eVVFd0sdOs9RQKY7T1IB_PnEMG87gt8DP_ZF-5Q_p_8KTuFtr941JtnYC9Gh0i3FZjOzBejo_s-iNmHCusAWvKCcdaw8Xk5E4ekWd4=s0-d)
From lonely pensioners to Japanese schoolgirls with shattered dreams, Takanobu Nishimoto and his crew of middle-aged men will lend an ear to clients who would never dream of spilling their guts to a therapist or worse, their families. Anyone in need of company can sign up to his online service to rent an "ossan" -- a man aged between 45 and 55 -- for 1,000 yen ($10) an hour. "For me, the service is a hobby more than anything," says Nishimoto, who first came up with the concept four years ago and who now has a growing network of some 60 men across Japan.
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