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Despite the technological advances worldwide, Japan continues to rely heavily on legacy systems. For instance, outdated data storage devices like floppy disks—once a standard and now largely obsolete—still find limited usage within government operations. The country's cultural tendency to maintain and reuse established systems, exemplified by long-standing bureaucratic procedures, hampers rapid digital transformation. This conservative approach, deeply rooted in tradition, results in prolonged reliance on manual documentation and handwritten submissions, undermining efficiency and responsiveness in crisis scenarios.