Shoji Morimoto, the Japanese social media figure known as Rental Nanmo Shinai Hito (レンタルなんもしない人, literally “the rental person who does nothing”), revealed on X that he was recently hired for an unusual job: accompanying a client home after a same-day surgery that involved anesthesia.
According to his post on July 6, 2026, the client needed a companion because the effects of anesthesia can cause dizziness after the procedure, and hospitals typically require patients to have someone with them when they leave. Morimoto wrote that the assignment ended without incident, joking that he simply remained “the do-nothing person” throughout.
The post drew sympathy from users who pointed out that finding a friend or family member free on a weekday afternoon is not always easy. One reply noted that having “someone there just in case, even if probably nothing happens,” brings peace of mind. Others, however, raised concerns about the arrangement: because Morimoto is not a relative, he would not be able to give medical consent or take responsibility if something went wrong during the trip home.
Several commenters shared their own experiences with post-anesthesia grogginess, including a nurse’s account of a patient who went home alone after day surgery and later found himself vomiting on a train, and another user who said they were still disoriented at dinner time despite doctors saying they could go home unaccompanied.
The Togetter thread also cited guidelines from the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists, which state that outpatient (same-day) anesthesia should only be used when a patient has someone to accompany them home or someone available to care for them afterward, and that medical institutions should check a patient’s consciousness, breathing, motor function, bleeding, and pain levels before discharge.
Who is Rental Nanmo Shinai Hito?
Rental Nanmo Shinai Hito, run by Shoji Morimoto, is a well-known Japanese rental service built around a simple premise: for a fee, Morimoto will show up and accompany a client without actually doing anything beyond being present and offering simple responses. Since launching the service, he has taken on a wide range of requests documented through his X account, and the concept has drawn regular media attention in Japan as an unusual solution to everyday problems, including, as this case shows, situations where people struggle to find someone available to help them.
What’s Next
The exchange has reopened a broader conversation in Japan about post-surgical care logistics for patients without immediate family or friends available on short notice, and whether informal companionship services can realistically substitute for a person who could act on a patient’s behalf in an emergency.
