Takaichi claims that she only gets two to four hours each night.

Sanae Takaichi, the prime minister of Japan, admitted on Thursday that she barely gets two to four hours of sleep each night. She has also come under fire for pushing others to work excessive hours.

After Takaichi caused a stir last week by setting up a staff meeting in her office at three in the morning to get ready for a legislative session, it was revealed how little sleep she actually gets.

“I currently get two hours of sleep, with a maximum of four hours. When a legislative committee questioned her about the significance of cutting Japan’s infamously long work hours, she responded, “I feel it’s bad for my skin.”

A good work-life balance has long been difficult to achieve in Japan, where many employees are under a lot of pressure at work.

Takaichi was also asked to explain her government’s discussions about possibly extending the upper limit on overtime work in order to encourage economic growth.

She defended the discussion, saying that workers and employers have different needs. Some people choose to work two jobs to make ends meet, she said, while businesses impose strict limits on overtime.

Takaichi stressed that any change would ensure that workers’ health would be protected.

“Indeed, if we can create a situation where people can properly balance childcare and caregiving responsibilities according to their wishes, and also being able to work, enjoy leisure time, and relax — that would be ideal,” she said.

Takaichi came to power last month as Japan’s first woman prime minister.

She pledged after her election as the head of the Liberal Democratic Party to “discard the term ‘work-life balance’ for myself. I will work, work, work, work, and work”.

She has since kept a busy calendar, attending regional meetings as well as holding bilateral talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.