Sleep Guidelines in Japan: What?!?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
January 13, 2024 5:52pm CST
Japan's Ministry of Health revised a new set of sleep standards in 2014 in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor and Welfare. The fact that the majority of the population sleeps for fewer than six hours each day worries them. The following are the updated sleeping guidelines:
1. Students in elementary school should get nine to twelve hours of sleep.
2. Students in junior and senior high school should get eight to ten hours of sleep.
3. Adults ought to receive six hours or more.
4. Seniors should not sleep for longer than eight hours a night in order to avoid health problems.
5. They must to get adequate sunlight and abstain from food and alcohol before bed.
6. Their bedroom should be gloomy without employing modern gadgets.
7. Only four cups of coffee should be consumed daily by them.
What do you think of Japan's recently implemented sleep guidelines?
According to you, how much sleep is necessary to feel completely rested?
Image Credit: japantimes.co.jp
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Jan 24
You cannot dictate what a person does or does not do day to day, Some can sleep and some can't and there are other circumstances which make everyone different from each other,
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@crossbones27 (52907)
• Mojave, California
14 Jan 24
@jstory07 Not, unless some one pisses me off. I do need to stop that too. It gets me nowhere. I did use it to keep people away, but thinking probably not right way to get people to leave me alone. 
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@crossbones27 (52907)
• Mojave, California
14 Jan 24
@jstory07 I get 5 to 6 and very rarely get more, unless my friend make me drink to much.
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@jstory07 (148701)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Jan 24
@crossbones27 I know you will not drink more than you can handle.
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@crossbones27 (52907)
• Mojave, California
13 Jan 24
I think it sounds great but yeah should never be dictated just recommended. We do not need anymore dummies spiting people because they feel like they telling them what to do.
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@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
14 Jan 24
I usually have 7-8 hours of sleep and that's enough for me. It's difficult for senior high school students to get 10 hours of sleep here. They have lots of homework.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
14 Jan 24
@Beestring I guess it is also the same situation in China then. Most of my online young learners are whining about their homework every day.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
14 Jan 24
These are a lot like US guidelines. I wish I could get eight hours of good sleep per night, but I do not.
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@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
13 Jan 24
This is news to me. Never heard it before.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
14 Jan 24
Gosh that person in the photo looks so peaceful and comfortable.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
14 Jan 24
I think the guidelines are perfect. I think all governments in every country should have such guidelines and instruct the offices especially the private companies in India. Only then there be a decrease in stress and heart attacks.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
15 Jan 24
@Shavkat I should say the Japanese government have realized their mistake soon which India still hasn't. On the other hand Infosys founder says that youngsters should work for 70 hours.
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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14 Jan 24
I think the majority of those suggestions are reasonable to maintain health. I get 8 hours of sleep. I've read 7-8 hours is best for adults.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
24 Jan 24
@dgobucks226 You are right. The sleep cycles or patterns vary from one person to another.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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18 Jan 24
@Shavkat Of course, as you suggest those guidelines do not apply to everyone. Some can get by on much less and it has no effect on their health. The inventor Thomas Edison only slept 3-4 hours. A more current example is Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group: 5-6 hours per night.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
14 Jan 24
Good luck enforcing those guidelines!
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
14 Jan 24
How can they know what a person does in their homes I find these rules odd.
@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Jan 24
I think 8 hours of sleep a night is good.
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