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Why Japan Still Hoards Optical Media
Episode 5132
Published 1 month ago
Description
Japan has fiber internet, humanoid robots, and bullet trains — yet it's still the world's last stronghold for Blu-ray discs and fax machines. This episode unpacks why a cutting-edge society chooses to keep "obsolete" tech alive, from M-DISC archival stone-etching to legally binding fax confirmations. It's not nostalgia; it's rational infrastructure.
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