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Progress or Collapse? Paying for a Paternal Presence, Renting a Marker, Delegating Listening to an Unknown: Does Japan Prefigure the Future of Western Societies or Their Planned Disappearance? How Far Will Progress Go?

In Japan, a man of mature age can be rented an hour to benefit from a presence, a listening, a paternal advice. A service called Ossan Rental (rent of a "ossan", literally a mature man), billed about 6 euros an hour, which seduces an increasing number of isolated Japanese. Behind this offer, which might seem anecdotal, lies a much heavier reality: the deep crisis of a society that breaks with its human and family roots, a civilization that is si…
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In Japan, a man of mature age can be rented an hour to benefit from a presence, a listening, a paternal advice. A service called Ossan Rental (rent of a "ossan", literally a mature man), billed about 6 euros an hour, which seduces an increasing number of isolated Japanese. Behind this offer, which might seem anecdotal, lies a much heavier reality: the deep crisis of a society that breaks with its human and family roots, a civilization that is si…

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laboussoleinfos.com broke the news in on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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