Japan decides it's time to stop using floppy disks
Floppy disks have long since been overtaken by other methods of data storage such as memory sticks and cloud-based services.Taro Kano tweeted that regulations would be changed to permit the use of online services.
Poor digital literacy, conservative outlooks and bureaucratic culture have been cited as reasons why Japan, despite creating advances such as the compact disc, has yet to completely leave outdated office solutions in the past, the BBC reported. "I'm looking to get rid of the fax machine, and I still plan to do that," Kano told a news conference this week, the BBC reported."Where does one even buy a floppy disk these days?," he asked.
Japan is not the only country to recently call for an end to the use of outmoded technology in its offices.
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