Why Japan’s war on disks could prove to be another flop

Digital minister Taro Kono wants to follow up his bid to phase out faxes by getting rid of floppy disks - but he faces opposition from bureaucrats

Japan's digital minister has declared war on floppy disks, decades after the technology became largely obsolete, but could encounter opposition from nostalgic devotees inside the country's vast bureaucracy.

Taro Kono said he would expand his quest to rid the bureaucracy of outdated tools by phasing out disks and moving administrative procedures online.