{
  "id": 14400532,
  "title": "‘I bathe, wash dishes, apply make-up’: Japan’s PM says busier than men who came before",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/i-bathe-wash-dishes-apply-make-up-japans-pm-says-busier-than-men-who",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T07:46:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3370852/i-bathe-wash-dishes-apply-make-japans-pm-says-busier-men-came"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan’s prime minister said on Wednesday she probably spent “three or four more hours” than her male predecessors tackling household duties on top of her already packed daily schedule. “In the morning, I bathe, fix breakfast and then wash dishes, not to mention apply make-up,” Sanae Takaichi, elected last year as Japan’s first woman prime minister, told parliament. “I feel like I’m spending three…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Japan PM says housework makes her busier than male predecessors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/japan-pm-says-housework-makes-her-busier-than-male-predecessors",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:38:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}