Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan's PM says she does
BBCJuly 23, 20261 min readTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played
Close Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi revealed in a post on X that she survives on zero to three hours of sleep per night, and people are reacting.
The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori explains how this has sparked conversation about Japan's work culture.
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