From ‘creepy’ to awesome: ‘Old guy rental’ service in Japan changes lives

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1. So has anybody heard of anyone using this rental service besides foreign tourists and YouTubers?

   It seems like the rest of the world thinks this is a common thing in Japan.

   I guess the “big in Japan” phenomenon strikes again.

2. 1000 yen? What year is it? Seems kinda cheap

3. At $7/hr I want an army of ossan following me around everywhere.

4. “He heard the expression on TV that middle-aged men “don’t listen and only talk about their own accomplishments,” and how drinking parties were flattened by their presence.”

   Well, that *can* be true, sometimes …