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Takaichi’s Male-Only Imperial Law Push Meets Falling Support

8/22/2026

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi uses the official residence as a workplace to speed decisions.
She moved into the residence in late December after it opened in 1929.
She gets zero to three hours of sleep each night reviewing documents.
Her support ratings have fallen while she pushes a male-only Imperial House Law revision.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi uses the official residence as a workplace to speed decisions.
She moved into the residence in late December after it opened in 1929.
She gets zero to three hours of sleep each night reviewing documents.
Her support ratings have fallen while she pushes a male-only Imperial House Law revision.