Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi claims she survives on zero to three…

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Multiple reputable outlets report that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi herself has publicly stated that since taking office she normally sleeps "zero to three hours" per night, including in a detailed post on X that was quoted verbatim.[2][7][9][11][16] Earlier and related statements from Takaichi and coverage in 2025–2026 describe similarly extreme sleep patterns of about two to four hours per night, reinforcing that she repeatedly claims to function on very little sleep.[4][10][12][15] The wording "survives on" in the claim is a paraphrase of this self-description, but it accurately reflects her publicly reported assertion that zero to three hours has become her nightly norm as prime minister.[2][7][9][11]

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Checked July 25, 2026