Shintaro, an Assistant Bank Division Chief at the Financial Services Agency, had been working like a dog for 33 years. But just five years before he is due for retirement, his boss framed him for accepting bribes. Shintaro was forced to retire immediately and was parachuted into a public organization, JAMS (Japan Association of Medium and Small Enterprises). Instead of a happy retirement that he had dreamt of, his out-of-the-blue retirement triggers a complete family breakup. To everyone’s surprise, his job is “to do nothing” for an annual salary of ten million yen!

『ハッピー・リタイアメント』 (Happy Retirement) は、浅田次郎の小説。30年以上前の借金（法律上は時効である）に道義的責任を感じて返済した、という浅田自身の実体験を元にしている。2015年10月18日にテレビ朝日系の「日曜エンタ」枠でドラマ特別企画として放送。主演は佐藤浩市。