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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

There’s one way Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi is struggling to emulate her political hero Margaret Thatcher

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi has reportedly complained that she is not getting enough sleep, and that she is also struggling to juggle “housework” with her official duties six months into her premiership.

It’s a candid admission from a politician who counts Margaret Thatcher among her greatest inspirations. Thatcher famously ran Britain on four hours sleep a night and never complained of a lack of rest in public.

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