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Found a working pay phone in Kanazawa, Japan (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (8 children)

These are relatively easy to find in Japan

Couldn't tell you why but they are

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Despite the old stereotype of Japan being a futuristic nation that produces the technology of tomorrow, a lot of it's institutions are still using very outdated technology.

Fax is still very actively used

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Fax is still used in government and healthcare in the United States.

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