TOKYO/NEW DELHI: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has landed in an unexpected international controversy after revealing that she survives on zero to three hours of sleep, prompting social media users to accuse her of “copying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s homework without changing enough words.”
Within minutes of the revelation, hashtags such as #OriginalContentPlease, #SleepInfluencer, and #CreditModi began trending, with thousands of users insisting that if world leaders are going to sleep only three hours a night, they should at least acknowledge “the original content creator.”
One viral post read, “At least cite your sources. Even college assignments require references.”
According to highly unreliable diplomatic sources, the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi has quietly begun exploring whether a “3-Hour Sleep Routine™” qualifies for international intellectual property protection under the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Officials familiar with the matter claim the application includes phrases such as “sleep less, work more,” “meeting before sunrise,” and “finishing breakfast before most alarms ring.” The application is reportedly still awaiting legal opinion from experts who managed to stay awake long enough to read it.
The controversy intensified after reports emerged that Prime Minister Modi recently advised newly elected NDA Rajya Sabha MPs over breakfast, leading internet users to speculate that the meal was less about parliamentary orientation and more about introducing newcomers to the “Advanced Leadership Sleep Reduction Programme.”
Sources claim attendees were handed a complimentary welcome kit containing a notebook, tea, and a pamphlet titled:
“How to Look Energetic After Sleeping Less Than Your Smartphone.”
Japanese officials, meanwhile, denied all allegations of plagiarism.
“We respect India’s contribution to global sleep reduction technology,” a spokesperson said. “However, our Prime Minister also irons clothes, finishes household chores, reads policy documents until dawn, and somehow still attends meetings. This is clearly an original extended edition.”
Sleep researchers, however, expressed disappointment that instead of debating healthy work-life balance, the internet had somehow transformed sleep deprivation into an international copyright dispute.
One expert reportedly sighed, “We spent decades telling people to get seven to nine hours of sleep. The internet responded by launching the World Championship of Not Sleeping.”
At press time, several world leaders were allegedly reconsidering their daily schedules after learning that sleeping eight hours might now be interpreted online as “lack of commitment to public service.”
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