Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested

The Tokyo competition saw dozens of participants fitted with sleep tracking devices sprawling on comfy mattresses to slumber for up to 90 minutes. - AFP

TOKYO: In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress company.

The Tokyo competition, dubbed "Matt Race", saw dozens of participants fitted with sleep tracking devices sprawl on comfy mattresses to slumber for up to 90 minutes on Monday (Oct 5), competing for the top prize of over two million yen (US$14,000).

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在东京举行的这项比赛中，数十名参赛者佩戴睡眠追踪设备，躺在舒适的床垫上，睡眠时间长达90分钟。——法新社

东京：在勤劳疲惫的日本，一群自称精英“竞技睡眠者”的人们参加了一场由一家床垫公司组织的比赛，争夺最快、最深的躺下、放松和小憩时间。

这场名为“Matt Race”的东京比赛，于周一（10 月 5 日）举行，数十名参赛者佩戴睡眠追踪设备，躺在舒适的床垫上睡上长达 90 分钟，争夺超过 200 万日元（14,000 美元）的最高奖金。

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