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As someone who's largely ignorant of Japanese corporate life I was surprised to read the following article on the BBC yesterday:
Japan and the fax: A love affair
The last time I used a fax machine must have been in the late 90s or early 2000s.
Do you still have a fax in your home or your office?
Oh, and anyone still remember telex?
Japan and the fax: A love affair
Fax machines gather dust in parts of the world, consigned to history since the rise of email. Yet in Japan, a country with a hi-tech reputation, the fax is thriving. [...] In a country which boasts one of the fastest broadband speeds in the world, Suzuki thinks his affection for the fax may be a rare case in such a tech-savvy country. But 87.5% of Japanese businessmen surveyed by the Internet Fax Research Institute say that a fax machine is a crucial business tool.
The last time I used a fax machine must have been in the late 90s or early 2000s.
Do you still have a fax in your home or your office?
Oh, and anyone still remember telex?