Japan PM says housework makes her busier than male predecessors
Sanae Takaichi said household duties add 3 to 4 hours to her day, underscoring Japan’s rigid gender roles and women’s low political representation.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Parliament on Wednesday she spends "three or four more hours" than male predecessors on household duties, including cooking, cleaning, and makeup alongside her demanding schedule as Japan's first female prime minister.
- Discussions about Takaichi's time management arose when lawmaker Fumitake Fujita of the Japan Innovation Party questioned the marathon hours leaders spend in Parliament, noting sessions often consume five to seven hours daily.
- Citing a study, Fujita noted Japan's prime minister attended parliamentary sessions for 72 days in 2022, versus 50 days in the United Kingdom and 13 in Germany, leaving little time for other responsibilities.
- A self-described workaholic, Takaichi sleeps just two to four hours nightly and faces a political environment where gender roles remain rigid, with only 68 women lawmakers elected out of 465 Lower House seats.
- Fujita argued current parliamentary confinement "isn't in line with the global standards," while Takaichi admitted she struggles to "squeeze out time" to think about the country's future direction amid her heavy workload.
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The Japanese Prime Minister said on Wednesday that she probably spent "three or four hours more" than her male predecessors in domestic work, in addition to a busy work schedule.
‘I bathe, not to mention make-up’: Japan’s PM says busier than male predecessors
Japan’s prime minister said on Wednesday she probably spent “three or four more hours” than her male predecessors tackling household duties on top of her already packed daily schedule. “In the morning, I bathe, fix breakfast and then wash dishes, not to mention apply make-up,” Sanae Takaichi, elected last year as Japan’s first woman prime minister, told parliament. “I feel like I’m spending three or four more hours than male prime ministers doin…
Japan PM says housework makes her busier than male predecessors
"In the morning, I bathe, fix breakfast and then wash dishes, not to mention apply makeup," Sanae Takaichi, elected last year as Japan's first woman premier, told parliament. "I feel like I'm spending three or four more hours than male prime ministers doing these things." A self-described workaholic, Takaichi has previously said she slept just two to four hours a night and sometimes scheduled 3 am staff meetings. Gender roles are rigid in Japa…
Describing herself as a workaholic, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae once revealed that she only sleeps two to four hours a night.
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