"Japan Ends Era of Mandatory Floppy Disk Drives for Businesses"
Businesses in Japan are required to keep their floppy disk drives for another year before changes to the law come into effect, ending decades of physical media submission requirements for official documents. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced plans to shift submissions to the cloud, describing it as a "war" on floppy disks. The change will take effect next year, and until then, specific recording media such as floppy disks are still required for certain applications and notifications.