Tokyo sleep competition offers 2 million yen prize to best sleeper

Loading the video No Comment Video. Tokyo sleep competition offers 2 million yen prize to best sleeper Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 07/10/2026 - 13:30 GMT+2 A Tokyo sleep competition organised by Koala offered ¥2 million to the best sleeper, highlighting Japan’s long-hours work culture and sleep deprivation. Participants in Tokyo took part in a sleep competition organised by mattress company Koala, with contestants lying in beds while devices monitored their sleep. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Footage shows them sleeping, moving in their beds and being gently woken by staff before the results are announced. The competition offered a 2 million yen ($14,000) prize to the winner. Participants said the event gave them a chance to get quality sleep despite busy daily lives. One contestant said she planned to use the money to help pay for moving costs and buy a new bed. The event also aimed to draw attention to sleep deprivation in Japan. Organisers said the country has a culture of working hard and following the habits of others, which can leave little time for rest. By turning sleep into a competition, they hoped to encourage people to think more about the importance of getting enough sleep. Japan Tradition Tokyo Sleeplessness Top stories Now playing Next Tokyo sleep competition offers 2 million yen prize to best sleeper Now playing Next Kyiv residents take refuge underground during overnight Russian attacks Now playing Next Israelis mourn Nova festival victims three years after Hamas attack Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 7th, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next Trump to talk plague with Putin as Russia plays down fears of outbreak Now playing Next Israel pauses to mourn the 1,200 victims of 7 October attacks Now playing Next Tear gas and fireworks as student protests turn violent in Paris Now playing Next Bulgaria calls off search for 10 missing sailors after their ship sank Now playing Next Pneumonic plague: How it spreads and what is the risk to Europe? Now playing Next Metsola to take action after MEP Rima Hassan removes Israeli flag Now playing Next WHO says Siberia plague risk is low as drones sink Black Sea ships Now playing Next Quebec separatists promise independence vote after local election win Now playing Next Plague fears in Siberia: How are Irkutsk residents reacting? Now playing Next Removing Russian oligarchs from sanctions list sets 'a very bad precedent', Browder says Now playing Next Balloons, baths and poppy-seed cuisine: discover Afyonkarahisar Now playing Next Israel's ambassador Zarka: France has a serious antisemitism problem ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Mermaids compete in Warsaw's deepest swimming pool No Comment ‘Lost’ shark draws over a million curious visitors in South Korea No Comment Tear gas and water cannon in Pristina as protesters clash with police No Comment Housing protest turns violent in Barcelona with fires and arrests Europe Today Siberia plague outbreak is an 'isolated incident', virologist says Europe Today Europe Today: WHO says Siberia plague risk is low as drones sink Black Sea ships Europe News Puigdemont welcomes Spain's amnesty but warns it is not the solution for Catalonia Sport Argentina waves football great Lionel Messi off after 3-0 win over Benin in final international appearance Sport Judo: Japan crowns two new world champions in Baku Europe News 500 arrested as French police clashes with protesters on third day of national action by high school students Qatar 'Whole world is paying' for Iran war, Qatar warns as mediation efforts continue Europe News Metsola to take action after MEP Rima Hassan removes Israeli flag ADVERTISEMENT Earth Series From desalination to irrigation: How countries are adapting to water scarcity Lifestyle Brunello Cucinelli transforms a historic Tashkent madrasah into a runway Tech News Belgian physicist wins Nobel for turning Antarctic ice into a telescope Art Keith Haring retrospective opens at Rome’s Palazzo Braschi with more than 140 works Health news Pneumonic plague suspected in Russia: What we know and what is the risk to Europe? Europe News 18 sailors rescued after drone attack in Black Sea Yemen Yemen government forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb in offensive against Houthis Health news Pneumonic plague in Russia: What do experts say about the risk? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT