The Japanese Digital Agency has finally achieved victory by replacing magnetic disk equipment in most Japanese government agencies.
However, there are still very few units that still use magnetic disk equipment

Following the announcement by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry earlier this yearNo longer restrictedThe Japanese Digital Agency (デジタル庁) has confirmed that only 3.5-inch disks and optical discs can be used as storage media for official documents.Magnetic disk devices have been completely eliminated from government computer systems..

Although there are still a few units in Japanese government agencies that still use magnetic disk devices, such as environmental protection systems used to monitor vehicle recycling, considering that Japanese government agencies have continued to use old equipment as storage media for a long time, this is already a considerable "victory."

Even from today's perspective, it is quite incredible that Japanese government agencies have been using old equipment as their main storage media for a long time, but many Japanese government agencies still use storage devices such as fax machines, CDs, and even MiniDiscs that have been eliminated from the market.

The replacement of magnetic disks from most Japanese government agencies naturally also allowed Taro Kono, who served as Japan's Digital Minister in 2022 and had "declared war" on magnetic disks on social platforms, to "win."