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Takaichi Says 3 a.m. Meetings Cut Sleep to Two Hours

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC · How we work

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she adds three to four hours of household duties to her day.
She reports sleeping two to four hours nightly while holding 3 a.m. meetings.
Lawmaker Fumitake Fujita cited a 2022 study that the minister attended parliament 72 days, versus UK’s 50 and Germany’s 13.
In July she posted on X that she reads work documents until dawn, saying it hampers clear thinking.

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she adds three to four hours of household duties to her day.
She reports sleeping two to four hours nightly while holding 3 a.m. meetings.
Lawmaker Fumitake Fujita cited a 2022 study that the minister attended parliament 72 days, versus UK’s 50 and Germany’s 13.
In July she posted on X that she reads work documents until dawn, saying it hampers clear thinking.