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Japanese get the least amount of sleep among residents of OECD member countries.
Nikkei staff writers | Japan
TOKYO -- Japanese sleep less than the inhabitants of every other developed nation, and some analyses suggest this trait hurts productivity. However, a recent survey shows Japanese are snoozing more on weeknights for the first time since 1976, when the government began keeping track.
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