Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, says she likely spends “three or four more hours” than her male predecessors doing household tasks alongside her official duties. Speaking in parliament, she describes her morning routine, saying she bathes, prepares breakfast, washes dishes and applies make-up as part of her day.
The outlets report that Takaichi presents the comments as reflecting the extra time she personally spends on domestic work. Both reports frame the remarks as part of her explanation for her heavy schedule after becoming Japan’s first woman prime minister elected last year. While the accounts focus on the same parliamentary statements and figures, they differ slightly in emphasis, with one concentrating on her “packed daily schedule” and the other quoting specific examples of her morning chores.
