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Prime Minister Takaichi Says She Sleeps only 2-4 Hours a Night

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defends her 3am meeting and 2-4 hours of sleep amid debate on Japan's overtime limits and concerns about overwork deaths.

  • Prime Minister Takaichi reported that she sleeps only two to four hours each night and feels "physically and emotionally shattered."
  • Takaichi emphasized that leaders should not make staff work excessively and acknowledged causing trouble for her team.
  • Takaichi expressed the need for a balance between childcare, work, and leisure activities to create an ideal situation.
  • She stated, "I will work, work, work, work, and work," highlighting her commitment to her responsibilities.
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Lean Left

Sanae Takaichi's sleeping habits have gained attention after she ordered her staff to meet at three in the morning last week.

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lean Left

Named on 24 October last, Sanae Takaichi who confessed to sleeping only two hours a night, urges his colleagues to "work like foreclosures"...

Lean Left

Takaichi's statements have raised concerns about her commitment to a better balance between working and personal life in a country with exhausting working days Japan's Prime Minister's dilemma: challenging the veto on women at the highest level or not intervening in classic Japanese sport Japan's Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, has stated that she sleeps only between two and four hours per night, raising concerns about her commitment to a better…

·Spain
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Center

In Japan, a Prime Minister who never sleeps (International).

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Lean Right

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi revealed on Thursday that she gets only two to four hours of sleep each night, after being criticized for calling a 3 a.m. meeting with officials.

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Spiegel broke the news in Germany on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
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