Japan Comes Out of '90s, Won't Use Floppy Disks in Pa - News.com.au. The push to end the use of floppy disks in government agencies stems from two main problems.
Physical media reduces the ability to send and share data online, hindering efficiency and complicating the process of reviewing or updating information. Sony, one of the main manufacturers, stopped producing them in 2011. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that by the end of 2023 it had removed 34 instances that impose floppy disks as a method of submitting data.