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PM Takaichi admits 0-3 hrs sleep; Koike pushes 4-day work week

7/24/2026

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she sleeps zero to three hours and posted that five hours was “unusually long” after handling thousands of emails.
Opposition lawmaker Yuichiro Tamaki and lawmaker Toru Kunishige urged Takaichi to rest, saying sleep deprivation impairs judgment like intoxication and could jeopardize crisis management.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the city’s four-day-work-week aims to improve work-life balance, a priority for 74% of workers per Randstad 2025.

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she sleeps zero to three hours and posted that five hours was “unusually long” after handling thousands of emails.
Opposition lawmaker Yuichiro Tamaki and lawmaker Toru Kunishige urged Takaichi to rest, saying sleep deprivation impairs judgment like intoxication and could jeopardize crisis management.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the city’s four-day-work-week aims to improve work-life balance, a priority for 74% of workers per Randstad 2025.