Japanese firms slow in drawing up Y2K contingency plans

Japanese firms slow in drawing up Y2K contingency plans

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi addresses a meeting April 9 of a panel of experts that is tracking how the private and public sectors are proceeding in tackling the year 2000 computer glitch. The panel heard a report that Japanese companies are making progress in fixing the Y2K bug but are slow in drawing up plans to deal with possible disruptions of their computer systems.

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