Could you run a country on just three hours of sleep? Japan's PM says she does
Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi says she survives on zero to three hours a night, and people are reacting.
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"she survives on zero to three hours of sleep per night"
— Sanae Takaichi , Politician
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Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi says she survives on zero to three hours a night, and people are reacting.
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