Japan Abandons Mandatory Floppy Disk Submission for Official Documents
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will no longer require businesses to submit data on floppy disks for certain official documents, following a push from Minister of Digital Affairs Taro Kono to modernize bureaucratic procedures. This move comes as a response to the difficulty in obtaining floppy disks and the limited storage capacity they offer, with the aim of phasing out the use of outdated physical media across various government departments and industries.