Takaichi defends habit of using official residence as workplace

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has defended her tendency to stay at her residence unless she has official duties outside, saying it allows her to work long hours without putting an excessive burden on her staff. Since becoming prime minister late last year, Takaichi has become well known for a round-the-clock working style and a preference for poring over documents alone at her residence. In July, she wrote on X that she gets only “zero to three” hours of sleep each night.