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‘I bathe, wash dishes, apply make-up’: Japan’s PM says busier than men that came before
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Japan. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 07:46 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “‘I bathe, wash dishes, apply make-up’: Japan’s PM says busier than men that came before”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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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…
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‘I bathe, wash dishes, apply make-up’: Japan’s PM says busier than men that came before
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‘I bathe, wash dishes, apply make-up’: Japan’s PM says busier than men who came before
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