寝てない自慢｜Why Japan's PM Got Roasted for Not Sleeping｜Japanese Podcast

「昨日、3時間しか寝てなくてさ」。日本でこう言うと、なぜか少し笑われます。自慢したつもりがないのに、「寝てない自慢」と受け取られてしまうんです。7月、総理大臣が同じことをSNSに書いて、大きな騒ぎになりました。でも8か月前、国会で同じことを言ったときは、ほとんど誰も気にしていません。何がちがったんでしょうか。 In July 2026, Japan's Prime Minister posted that she sleeps "zero to three hours" a night. The post was seen over 35 million times and the government ended up explaining her sleep at a press conference. But eight months earlier she had said almost exactly the same thing in the Diet — and nobody cared. This episode looks at what changed: not the country's feelings, but who did the telling. Along the way you'll meet 寝てない自慢 (bragging about not sleeping), 痛い (cringey), 四当五落 (an old exam saying: sleep four hours and pass, five and fail), and the 1989 jingle "Can you fight for 24 hours?" You'll also find out that Japan's official overwork limit is calculated backwards from sleep — and why "I'm fine on little sleep" is never proof that you're fine. 【My Instagram for Japanese Learning】 https://www.instagram.com/yosuke_teac... 【Onikanji】https://onikanji.com/?ref=yosuketeach... OniKanji makes kanji learning fun and easy with real-life examples and interactive practice! It currently offers 660 kanji, with plans to expand to 2,136—covering all essential characters! Your support allows me to dedicate more time to creating new videos! I'll continue to work hard to make helpful videos for everyone, so please keep supporting me! patreon.com/YosukeTeachesJapanese This video will help you practice Japanese shadowing and listening comprehension using simple Japanese. ・You can display subtitles by pressing the subtitle button. ・Don't forget to click the good button and subscribe! If you subscribe, we can create more easy Japanese videos for you. Thank you so much for supporting my channel! ・Time stamp 0:00 Too Hot to Sleep 0:41 Hello 0:47 The PM Sleeps 0 to 3 Hours 1:58 "Work, Work, Work, Work, Work" 2:46 She Said the Same Thing 8 Months Ago 3:26 Asked, or Volunteered? 3:51 Four Hours Pass, Five Hours Fail 4:23 "Can You Fight for 24 Hours?" 5:04 Netenai Jiman: Bragging About No Sleep 5:45 I Thought It Was Cringey 6:49 The Government Finally Moved 7:41 Karoshi 8:13 "100 Hours of Overtime" = 5 Hours of Sleep 9:22 Nothing Has Actually Changed 9:46 What We Say vs. What We Feel 10:20 "Train Yourself to Sleep 30 Minutes" 11:08 Why "I'm Fine" Is Not Proof 11:53 My Own Sleep 12:29 It Takes Years to Show Up 13:02 Closing Hi, I'm Yosuke. I am a Japanese native, born and currently living in Japan. I create videos aimed at helping people who want to learn Japanese in an easy and efficient manner. #jlpt #kanji #japaneselistening #learnJapanese