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She promised during her recent campaign to scrap her work-life balance upon taking office, saying she would “work and work and work and work.” 0.900

👤 Sanae Takaichi

Simplified: Sanae Takaichi promised to abandon work-life balance and work excessively.

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4 months ago
Since entering politics in the 1990s, Ms. Takaichi has made her work ethic a part of her identity. 0.900

Simplified: Sanae Takaichi's work ethic has been part of her identity since the 1990s.

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4 months ago
The current limit of 45 hours of overtime per month was put in place in 2019 after the death of Matsuri Takahashi, an employee of Dentsu, the advertising giant, who died by suicide in 2016 after clock... 0.900

Simplified: A 45-hour monthly overtime limit was set in 2019 after Matsuri Takahashi's suicide in 2016 due to overwork at Dentsu.

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4 months ago
The controversy comes as Japan considers relaxing the upper limits on overtime, an idea that Ms. Takaichi recently endorsed. 0.900

Simplified: Japan is considering relaxing overtime limits, endorsed by Sanae Takaichi.

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4 months ago
Ms. Takaichi, speaking to Parliament on Friday, acknowledged that her early-morning preparation had “caused inconvenience” to her staff. 0.900

👤 Sanae Takaichi

Simplified: Sanae Takaichi acknowledged her early morning preparation caused inconvenience to her staff.

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4 months ago
She decided to go to the prime minister’s residence — she has not yet moved in — so that she could review briefing materials there ahead of a 9 a.m. budget meeting at the Diet, Japan’s Parliament. 0.900

Simplified: Sanae Takaichi went to the PM's residence to review briefing materials before a 9 a.m. budget meeting at the Diet.

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4 months ago
She has said that her fax machine at home was jammed (faxes are still a mainstay of communication in Japan). 0.800

👤 Sanae Takaichi

Simplified: Sanae Takaichi said her fax machine was jammed.

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4 months ago
Ms. Takaichi, who took office last month as Japan’s prime minister — the first woman to serve in that role — has sought to clarify the circumstances of the meeting. 0.900

Simplified: Sanae Takaichi, the first female PM of Japan, clarified the meeting's circumstances.

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4 months ago
When he was Japan’s leader from 2011 to 2012, he would start work around 6 a.m. or 7 a.m. 0.900

Simplified: Yoshihiko Noda started work around 6 or 7 a.m. when he was Japan's leader from 2011-2012.

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4 months ago
Yoshihiko Noda, a former prime minister who leads the main opposition party, called Ms. Takaichi’s decision to hold the meeting “crazy.” 0.900

👤 Yoshihiko Noda

Simplified: Yoshihiko Noda called Sanae Takaichi's decision to hold the meeting "crazy."

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4 months ago
The issue is especially sensitive in Japan, where there have been high-profile cases in recent years of karoshi, or “death from overwork.” 0.900

Simplified: Karoshi (death from overwork) is a sensitive issue in Japan.

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4 months ago
Ms. Takaichi has drawn criticism for holding the meeting, which took place on Friday and has become known in the Japanese news media as the “3 a.m. study session.” 0.900

Simplified: Sanae Takaichi was criticized for holding a meeting on Friday, called the '3 a.m. study session'.

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4 months ago
She often skips social gatherings and has openly rejected the idea of work-life balance. 0.900

Simplified: Sanae Takaichi skips social events and rejects work-life balance.

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4 months ago
Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is known as an inveterate workhorse. 0.800

Simplified: Sanae Takaichi is known as a hard worker.

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4 months ago
Shawn Hubler is The Times’s Los Angeles bureau chief, reporting on the news, trends and personalities of Southern California. 1.000

Simplified: Shawn Hubler is the Los Angeles bureau chief for The Times.

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4 months ago
Laurel Rosenhall is a Sacramento-based reporter covering California politics and government for The Times. 1.000

Simplified: Laurel Rosenhall reports on California politics for The Times.

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4 months ago
The next court date was set for Dec. 11. 0.900

Simplified: The next court date is December 11th.

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4 months ago
She was paid $225,000 by the California Democratic Party in 2023-24, campaign finance records show, and has worked on numerous ballot measure campaigns in recent years. 0.900

Simplified: Williamson was paid $225,000 by the California Democratic Party in 2023-24.

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4 months ago
Mr. Scott said he had communicated with the U.S. attorney’s office about her case for two years and had recently informed federal prosecutors that Ms. Williamson had been placed on a waiting list to r... 0.900

👤 McGregor Scott

Simplified: Scott said he contacted the US attorney and informed prosecutors Williamson needs a liver transplant.

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4 months ago
Mr. Scott, the lead lawyer representing Ms. Williamson, said that she had first been contacted by federal agents while she was working for Mr. Newsom. 0.900

👤 McGregor Scott

Simplified: Scott said Williamson was first contacted by federal agents while working for Newsom.

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4 months ago