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You might have presumed it happened years or even decades ago; however, on June 28, Japan officially stopped using floppy disks in government offices.”We have won the war on floppy disks on June 28!” Japan’s Digital Minister Taro Kono said in a statement to Reuters after replacing the final disk. Kono has been very vocal about replacing analog technology in government. In addition to his war on floppy disks, he’s also an advocate for getting rid of fax machines, which, yes, the Japanese government still uses.Kono’s role was created during the pandemic, and he officially took over in August 2022 after declaring war on floppy disks in 2021. Up until last month, 1,035 regulations in Japan involved the use of floppy disks.It is worth noting that Sony, the last manufacturer of floppy disks, stopped backing them back in 2011.
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While Japan’s use of floppy disks might seem antiquated, it’s not the only government that’s taken a while to get rid of them. The US military, for instance, used floppy disks to control nuclear weapons until 2019, just 5 years ago.
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