对于高市早苗来说，长时间工作早已成为她公开承诺的一项责任。她的最新言论表明：当家务劳动和照顾家人的任务同时出现在同一天时，工作变得更加繁重、更加艰难。
For Takaichi, working longer has been a public commitment. Her latest remarks show how much harder that becomes when household work and caregiving are part of the same day.
日本以其漫长的工作时间而闻名。因此，当该国首位女性首相谈到自己紧张的工作安排时，这一话题再次引发了人们对日本工作文化以及女性工作者所面临压力的关注。
Japan is known for its long working hours. So when its first woman prime minister spoke about her punishing schedule, it brought fresh attention to the country’s work culture and the extra demands on working women.
周三在议会发表讲话时，高市早苗表示，家务劳动和早晨的日常事务比她的男性前任们花费的时间更多。她说道：“早上我要洗澡、准备早餐，然后洗碗，更不用说化妆了。我觉得自己在这些事情上花费的时间比男性首相要多出三到四个小时。”《独立报》援引了她的话。
Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Sanae Takaichi said household chores and her morning routine took more time than they did for her male predecessors. “In the morning, I bathe, fix breakfast, and then wash dishes, not to mention apply makeup. I feel like I’m spending three or four more hours than male prime ministers doing these things,” The Independent quoted her as saying.
这场讨论最初是围绕日本首相在议会中长时间工作的现象展开的。当来自日本创新党（自民党联盟中的小党派）的一位议员对此提出质疑时，高市早苗表示自己很难抽出时间来认真思考国家的未来。
The discussion began with a question about the long hours Japanese prime ministers spend in Parliament. When a lawmaker from the Japan Innovation Party, the Liberal Democratic Party’s junior coalition partner, questioned the practice, Takaichi said she struggled to find time to think clearly about the country’s future.
她的这些言论格外引人注目，因为高市早苗本人就是一个公认的工作狂；她曾公开表示自己愿意放弃工作与生活的平衡。在2025年10月赢得自民党领导权后，她敦促同事们像役马一样努力工作，并承诺自己也会继续不懈奋斗。一个月后，她在凌晨3点与助手们开会，为即将到来的议会演讲做准备；她还告诉议员们自己每晚只睡两到四个小时。
The remarks are striking because Takaichi is a self-described workaholic, who has openly promised to give up work-life balance. After winning the LDP leadership in October 2025, she urged colleagues to work like draft horses and pledged to keep working herself. A month later, she held a meeting with aides at 3 am ahead of a parliamentary appearance. She also told lawmakers she was sleeping between two and four hours a night.
除了政治职责外，高市早苗还要照顾正在康复中的丈夫。她的工作安排既包括管理政府事务，也包括承担家务责任。
Alongside her political duties, Takaichi was caring for her husband, who was recovering from a stroke. Her schedule involved both running the government and attending to responsibilities at home.
后来她澄清说，她并不想鼓励他人过度工作，也不认为长时间工作是一种美德。然而，她自己的工作安排依然引发了广泛关注。
She later clarified that she did not intend to encourage others to overwork or suggest that long hours were a virtue. But her own routine has continued to draw attention.
高市已对官邸内的办公设施进行了扩建，以便在下班后也能在此开会、查阅文件。她表示，住在办公室附近省去了通勤时间，还能迅速应对各种突发情况。
Takaichi has expanded the office facilities at her official residence so she can hold meetings and read documents there after regular hours. She said living next to her office saved commuting time and allowed her to respond quickly to emergencies.
2026年7月，她曾形容自己“整夜埋头于处理从单位带回家的文件以及与议会质询相关的材料”。
In July 2026, she described “getting consumed until dawn with poring over documents brought home from work and those related to parliamentary questioning”.
本周三，她称自己很享受在夜间阅读这些文件，不过也坦言很难抽出时间静心思考。
On Wednesday, she said she enjoyed reading those documents at night, even as she found it difficult to make time for clear thinking.