[Japanese government uses phone text messaging due to Microsoft outage] November 13th, Japan's Digital Minister Shunji Furukawa said today (November 13) that due to the large-scale outage of Microsoft Office software in the United States, the government system "GSS (Government Solution Services)" shared by more than 20 government departments in Japan was affected, resulting in the inability to send and receive emails normally. At present, the Japanese government has tried its best to maintain work through other methods such as calling, sending text messages, and using chat tools. #Japanese Government Affairs System Affected by Microsoft Outage# Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tadashi Ozaki said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting: "We are aware that a large-scale failure has occurred, resulting in the unavailability of multiple services. It has also been confirmed that a failure has occurred in the government affairs system, and the Japanese government will continue to pay attention to Microsoft's response measures." (CCTV International News)