Part 3 of the Minna no Kyūyo Meisai spring wage survey highlights life for the self-employed and business owners, where earnings are volatile and bonuses are rare. The piece profiles a male Airbnb host with about ¥1.8 million in annual income and no winter bonus, noting that demand from Chinese tourists dipped after government remarks and that urban properties tend to pay more but carry higher risk. It also features a female culinary researcher with about ¥2.2 million per year and no bonus, who remarks on market saturation and the challenge of balancing creativity with client demands. The article stresses that the figures are gross, interview-based, and not industry averages.