Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan's PM says she does

Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan's PM says she does To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan's PM says she does 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. Subsection Asia Published 7 minutes ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Related topics Japan Follow Japan close panel You are now following Japan Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Work-life balance Follow Work-life balance close panel You are now following Work-life balance Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Asia Follow Asia close panel You are now following Asia Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Read description