Japan, a country known for promoting some of the world’s most innovative and quirky technologies, is preparing to launch an all-out “war” against the humble floppy disk. Taro Kono, the country’s newly appointed Minister of Digital Services, sounded his battle cry on Twitter on Tuesday. According to Kono, floppy disks—along with other older technologies like CDs and MiniDiscs—are still required for about 1,900 government procedures. Kono’s vow to rid the government of the more than 50-year-old floppy disk technology comes amid a broader effort to modernize the way people in Japan submit applications and other forms. The digital minister said his crusade has the support of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to a press conference attended by Bloomberg. This is not the first time Kono has attacked the perceived inefficiencies that plague Japan’s government bureaucracy. In the past it has targeted fax machines and traditional carved Hanko stamps. “I’m looking to get rid of the fax machine, and I still intend to,” Kono said. G/O Media may receive a commission Japan may have no choice but to turn its back on the floppy for purely practical reasons. Sony, one of the leading disc manufacturers in the past, officially stopped their production 11 years ago. Since then, most organizations have moved on to more advanced storage alternatives such as USB flash drives and cloud services. Even the US Department of Defense, which surprisingly has a strong reputation as a late adopter of new computer technology, finally phased out floppy disks in 2019 after nearly five decades of use. In addition to supply problems, floppy disks are increasingly unusable. Today’s text and spreadsheet files are significantly larger than those of the 80s when floppy disks were in their heyday.
title: “Japan S Digital Minister Declares War On Floppy Disks Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Matthew Carr”
Japan, a country known for promoting some of the world’s most innovative and quirky technologies, is preparing to launch an all-out “war” against the humble floppy disk. Taro Kono, the country’s newly appointed Minister of Digital Services, sounded his battle cry on Twitter on Tuesday. According to Kono, floppy disks—along with other older technologies like CDs and MiniDiscs—are still required for about 1,900 government procedures. Kono’s vow to rid the government of the more than 50-year-old floppy disk technology comes amid a broader effort to modernize the way people in Japan submit applications and other forms. The digital minister said his crusade has the support of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to a press conference attended by Bloomberg. This is not the first time Kono has attacked the perceived inefficiencies that plague Japan’s government bureaucracy. In the past it has targeted fax machines and traditional carved Hanko stamps. “I’m looking to get rid of the fax machine, and I still intend to,” Kono said. G/O Media may receive a commission Japan may have no choice but to turn its back on the floppy for purely practical reasons. Sony, one of the leading disc manufacturers in the past, officially stopped their production 11 years ago. Since then, most organizations have moved on to more advanced storage alternatives such as USB flash drives and cloud services. Even the US Department of Defense, which surprisingly has a strong reputation as a late adopter of new computer technology, finally phased out floppy disks in 2019 after nearly five decades of use. In addition to supply problems, floppy disks are increasingly unusable. Today’s text and spreadsheet files are significantly larger than those of the 80s when floppy disks were in their heyday.
title: “Japan S Digital Minister Declares War On Floppy Disks Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-04” author: “Gilbert Maclean”
Japan, a country known for promoting some of the world’s most innovative and quirky technologies, is preparing to launch an all-out “war” against the humble floppy disk. Taro Kono, the country’s newly appointed Minister of Digital Services, sounded his battle cry on Twitter on Tuesday. According to Kono, floppy disks—along with other older technologies like CDs and MiniDiscs—are still required for about 1,900 government procedures. Kono’s vow to rid the government of the more than 50-year-old floppy disk technology comes amid a broader effort to modernize the way people in Japan submit applications and other forms. The digital minister said his crusade has the support of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to a press conference attended by Bloomberg. This is not the first time Kono has attacked the perceived inefficiencies that plague Japan’s government bureaucracy. In the past it has targeted fax machines and traditional carved Hanko stamps. “I’m looking to get rid of the fax machine, and I still intend to,” Kono said. G/O Media may receive a commission Japan may have no choice but to turn its back on the floppy for purely practical reasons. Sony, one of the leading disc manufacturers in the past, officially stopped their production 11 years ago. Since then, most organizations have moved on to more advanced storage alternatives such as USB flash drives and cloud services. Even the US Department of Defense, which surprisingly has a strong reputation as a late adopter of new computer technology, finally phased out floppy disks in 2019 after nearly five decades of use. In addition to supply problems, floppy disks are increasingly unusable. Today’s text and spreadsheet files are significantly larger than those of the 80s when floppy disks were in their heyday.
title: “Japan S Digital Minister Declares War On Floppy Disks Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-18” author: “Dorthy Chapman”
Japan, a country known for promoting some of the world’s most innovative and quirky technologies, is preparing to launch an all-out “war” against the humble floppy disk. Taro Kono, the country’s newly appointed Minister of Digital Services, sounded his battle cry on Twitter on Tuesday. According to Kono, floppy disks—along with other older technologies like CDs and MiniDiscs—are still required for about 1,900 government procedures. Kono’s vow to rid the government of the more than 50-year-old floppy disk technology comes amid a broader effort to modernize the way people in Japan submit applications and other forms. The digital minister said his crusade has the support of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to a press conference attended by Bloomberg. This is not the first time Kono has attacked the perceived inefficiencies that plague Japan’s government bureaucracy. In the past it has targeted fax machines and traditional carved Hanko stamps. “I’m looking to get rid of the fax machine, and I still intend to,” Kono said. G/O Media may receive a commission Japan may have no choice but to turn its back on the floppy for purely practical reasons. Sony, one of the leading disc manufacturers in the past, officially stopped their production 11 years ago. Since then, most organizations have moved on to more advanced storage alternatives such as USB flash drives and cloud services. Even the US Department of Defense, which surprisingly has a strong reputation as a late adopter of new computer technology, finally phased out floppy disks in 2019 after nearly five decades of use. In addition to supply problems, floppy disks are increasingly unusable. Today’s text and spreadsheet files are significantly larger than those of the 80s when floppy disks were in their heyday.
