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Japan holds first ‘competitive sleeping’ contest

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Japan hosts the first 'competitive sleeping' contest, known as the 'Matt Race,' where participants sleep up to 90 minutes on mattresses equipped with tracking devices. The event aims to encourage longer snoozing times, with the top prize awarded to over two million yen ($14,000).

Key points

• The Tokyo 'Matt Race' competition features dozens of participants wearing sleep tracking devices on mattresses to sleep for up to 90 minutes.
• The top prize for the contest is over two million yen ($14,000), and the event took place on Monday.

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Evidence covers only the Tokyo 'Matt Race' event; no other countries or participants are mentioned.

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