{
  "id": 2678946,
  "title": "Japan's leader Takaichi explains why she secludes herself at official residence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/japans-leader-takaichi-explains-why-she-secludes-herself-at-official-2678946",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T00:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260823/japans-leader-takaichi-explains-why-she-secludes-herself-at-official-residence"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been increasingly seen secluding herself at her official residence, which she recently began using more for work to maximize efficiency. Takaichi moved into the historic mansion in December, which was originally the prime minister's office before a new building was constructed nearby. The official residence, known as \"kotei,\" is located next to her office and allows her to immediately start working in case of emergencies. To optimize her workload, Takaichi has reinforced office functions within the residence, enabling remote and in-person meetings with her staff at any time, even after office hours. She also takes documents home to review. According to Takaichi, the official residence serves as a workplace for her. However, her recent revelation of sleeping only three hours a night due to the heavy demands of her role as prime minister and her responsibilities at home has drawn criticism.",
  "summary": "TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi , who is increasingly seen secluding herself at home, said on Saturday that she is using her official residence next to her office more for work to maximize efficiency. In December, Takaichi moved into the official residence, a brick-and-stone mansion that opened in 1929 used to be the original prime minister’s office until its replacement was built…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Japan's leader Takaichi explains why she secludes herself at official residence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/japans-leader-takaichi-explains-why-she-secludes-herself-at-official",
        "published": "2026-08-23T00:02:03.000Z"
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  "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."
}