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Watch the full program (70 minutes) here http://bit.ly/40pZDSA 10-day free trial available http://bit.ly/3X5XMzD _____ There is a problem that one in five Japanese people have. Although it takes up one-third of our lives, much of its reality is shrouded in mystery... Yes, it's sleep. According to an OECD survey, the average sleep time of Japanese people is the lowest among 33 countries, and it is estimated that the economic loss due to lack of sleep is as much as 15 trillion yen. Sleep is related not only to the quality and efficiency of life, but also to the risk of obesity and dementia. Why do we sleep? Why do sleep disorders occur? What is the relationship between sleep and awakening? Yoichi Ochiai approaches the mystery of sleep together with Professor Masashi Yanagisawa of the University of Tsukuba, who was selected as the recipient of the international academic award "Breakthrough Prize" that Shinya Yamanaka also won for elucidating the pathology of narcolepsy, a condition in which a person is suddenly attacked by sleepiness. #Yoichi Ochiai #weeklyochiai #sleep #sleep debt #insomnia #short sleeper #Masashi Yanagisawa