Overview
- Takaichi told lawmakers she typically sleeps only two to four hours a night as she faced questions over work-hour norms.
- Following criticism of a 3 a.m. session with aides, she has begun preparing for Diet deliberations from her Akasaka residence.
- A high-performance fax machine was installed at her residence after she said a paper jam prompted the pre-dawn gathering.
- She defended discussing possible extensions to overtime limits, saying any changes would protect worker health and reflect varied needs.
- Opposition figures condemned the 3 a.m. meeting as harmful to staff welfare, while LDP allies and some business leaders defended her workload.