# As a crippling outage causes chaos in Japan, the fax gains favor

While Microsoft 365 struggles to fix a global outage, some have praised the fax machine as a reliable tool in the face of online disruptions.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Japan Times |
| Published | 2026-11-13T05:54:00.000Z |
| Section | World |
| Language | en |
| Publisher's article | https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/11/13/microsoft-outage-fax-machine/ |
| Publishers covering this event | 1 |

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