Kihara Defends Takaichi's 0-3 Hour Sleep Routine After X Post Sparks Criticism
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Updated · The Japan Times · Jul 23
Kihara Defends Takaichi's 0-3 Hour Sleep Routine After X Post Sparks Criticism
3 articles · Updated · The Japan Times · Jul 23
Summary
Minoru Kihara on Wednesday backed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her X post saying she gets just 0-3 hours of sleep a day triggered criticism.
Monday night's post said that since taking office last October, Takaichi has spent weekends reading government documents, handling thousands of emails and only recently managed five hours of sleep.
Kihara declined to address the personal post directly but said Takaichi does not reject work-life balance and would keep making choices in carrying out her duties.
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, said Tuesday the prime minister should spend her limited time on work only the prime minister can do.
The dispute has turned Takaichi's personal account of overwork into a broader test of how her government's workstyle-reform message matches the prime minister's own example.