“Japan Prime Minister’s Extreme Early-Morning Work Argument”
November 18, 2025
4:31 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sleeps two hours nightly and calls aides for 3am meetings, reigniting concerns over Japan’s culture of overwork.
Japan’s New Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, has ignited concern over the country’s entrenched work culture after revealing she typically sleeps just two hours a night and routinely summons aides for meetings in the early hours.
The disclosure comes in the wake of public criticism over a Friday November 14, 2025 session dubbed the “3am study session” by Japanese media. The meeting, held in Tokyo only six hours before a parliamentary budget committee hearing, drew sharp backlash from both …
