Description: Mikiya Takasu questioned Daisuke Hori during a Japanese livestream on October 23, 2026. Understand the older photo dispute, the extreme-sleep claim and whether this was the famous Takasu from the commercials.
On October 23, Japanese program ReHacQ featured Daisuke Hori, who says he sleeps only 30 minutes each day. Cosmetic surgeon Mikiya Takasu joined by phone, and clips circulated on X [1][2]. For newcomers, one question came first: was this the well-known Takasu from the ads? It was his son.
A relaxed show turned tense
The title roughly translates as "a laid-back, sleep-deprived livestream." Hori appeared with Atsushi Minowa and presenter Hiroki Takahashi; Takasu participated by phone [1]. Serious questions in a supposedly casual show made a striking clip.
One X poster described Hori as trembling and fighting back tears [2]. That is an interpretation, not proven evidence of his feelings. The substantive story concerns the actual questions and responses.
Why they already disagreed
In 2025, Takasu's photo was used in marketing for a sleep-related program associated with Hori. Takasu said he had not clearly authorized that use. Hori apologized over its publication and Takasu said he would accept the apology [3]. The two also publicly disagreed in August 2026 about claims of extremely short sleep [7].
The October conversation raised two different issues: permission to use a doctor's image in advertising and the scientific basis for recommending drastic sleep restriction to others. There is more at stake than declaring a winner in an argument.
Father Katsuya or son Mikiya?
Katsuya Takasu is associated with Japan's "YES! Takasu Clinic" advertising slogan. Mikiya is his third son and director of the clinic's Nagoya branch, according to its official biographies [4][5]. The caller was Mikiya, not his father Katsuya. They share a surname and profession, which makes confusion understandable.
Can everyone sleep just 30 minutes?
An individual's claim about sleep is not proof others can safely replicate it. The US CDC recommends at least seven hours of daily sleep for adults aged 18–60 [6]. A livestream cannot independently measure someone's physiological sleep duration. Separate personal testimony, objective measurement and evidence applicable to the public.
The internet's final punchline
A sleep-deprivation show put a self-described minimal sleeper opposite a skeptical doctor. Online replies joked he should simply "sleep through the controversy" [2]. The idea was to gain time by sleeping less; the proposed solution was to sleep more. The situation wrote its own joke. Watch the complete broadcast for the actual sequence [1].
Sources and verification scope: [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIUCvNwFuUg ; [2] https://x.com/mine__chusuke/status/2113655656913981547 ; [3] https://yutura.net/news/archives/136079 ; [4] https://www.takasu.co.jp/doctor/dr_katsuya.html ; [5] https://www.takasu.co.jp/doctor/dr_mikiya.html ; [6] https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about/index.html ; [7] https://jisin.jp/entertainment/entertainment-news/2595322/
