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Panasonic's 4K tablet

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Panasonic Corp.'s "4K" tablet computer dubbed Toughpad 4K UT-MB5. The Japanese electronics maker said Dec. 11, 2013, it will postpone the launch of the product until mid-February due to glitches found to affect radio waves of other electric appliances.

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Narita airport system glitches

NARITA, Japan - The departure lobby of Terminal 1 at Narita airport, near Tokyo, is crowded on July 11, 2013, after system glitches temporarily disabled part of the immigration management system and luggage check system.

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Monju nuclear reactor restarts after 14-yr hiatus

TSURUGA, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard boat patrols near the Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on May 6, 2010. The reactor resumed operations the same day after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a series of accidents and glitches including a sodium coolant leak.

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Monju nuclear reactor restarts after 14-yr hiatus

TSURUGA, Japan - This photo shows the Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on May 6, 2010. The reactor resumed operations the same day after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a series of accidents and glitches including a sodium coolant leak.

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Monju nuclear reactor restarts after 14-yr hiatus

TSURUGA, Japan - A police boat patrols near the Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on May 6, 2010. The reactor resumed operations the same day after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a series of accidents and glitches including a sodium coolant leak.

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Monju nuclear reactor restarts after 14-yr hiatus

TSURUGA, Japan - This photo shows the Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on May 6, 2010. The reactor resumed operations the same day after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a series of accidents and glitches including a sodium coolant leak.

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FSA orders Citibank's Japan unit to improve operations

TOKYO, Japan - Douglas Peterson, chief executive officer of the Japanese unit of Citibank N.A., speaks at a press conference after his bank was ordered by the Financial Services Agency to improve its operations following system glitches that caused transaction errors in May and June.

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Schindler fixes elevator's programming glitches

TOKYO, Japan - A worker from Swiss elevator maker Schindler fixes an elevator unit at Toshima fire station in Tokyo on June 17. On June 3, a Tokyo high school student was killed in a Schindler-made elevator when he was wedged between the floor of an ascending elevator and the building frame. (Pool photo)

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TSE presents to FSA plan to prevent trading system glitches

TOKYO, Japan - Taizo Nishimuro, president and chairman of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 31 after submitting to the Financial Agency the TSE's plan to rectify the inadequacies of its computer system.

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3 Airlines run test flights for Y2K glitches

TOKYO, Japan - Transport Minister Jiro Kawasaki (third from L) prepares to board a jumbo jet of Japan Airlines (JAL) at Haneda airport on the night of Sept. 13. He supervised a test flight to confirm that JAL's computer system had been successfully reprogrammed to prevent Y2K-related computer glitches. All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Air System (JAS) simultaneously carried out similar tests.

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Mizuho president to quit over system glitches

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Tatsufumi Sakai is set to step down to take responsibility for a series of system failures, sources familiar with the matter said on Nov. 19, 2021.

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TSE presents to FSA plan to prevent trading system glitches

TOKYO, Japan - Taizo Nishimuro, president and chairman of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 31 after submitting to the Financial Agency the TSE's plan to rectify the inadequacies of its computer system. (Kyodo)

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FSA orders Citibank's Japan unit to improve operations

TOKYO, Japan - Douglas Peterson, chief executive officer of the Japanese unit of Citibank N.A., speaks at a press conference after his bank was ordered by the Financial Services Agency to improve its operations following system glitches that caused transaction errors in May and June. (Kyodo)

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Schindler fixes elevator's programming glitches

TOKYO, Japan - A worker from Swiss elevator maker Schindler fixes an elevator unit at Toshima fire station in Tokyo on June 17. On June 3, a Tokyo high school student was killed in a Schindler-made elevator when he was wedged between the floor of an ascending elevator and the building frame. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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3 Airlines run test flights for Y2K glitches

TOKYO, Japan - Transport Minister Jiro Kawasaki (third from L) prepares to board a jumbo jet of Japan Airlines (JAL) at Haneda airport on the night of Sept. 13. He supervised a test flight to confirm that JAL's computer system had been successfully reprogrammed to prevent Y2K-related computer glitches. All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Air System (JAS) simultaneously carried out similar tests.

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Monju nuclear reactor restarts after 14-yr hiatus

TSURUGA, Japan - A police boat patrols near the Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on May 6, 2010. The reactor resumed operations the same day after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a series of accidents and glitches including a sodium coolant leak. (Kyodo)

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Monju nuclear reactor restarts after 14-yr hiatus

TSURUGA, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard boat patrols near the Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on May 6, 2010. The reactor resumed operations the same day after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a series of accidents and glitches including a sodium coolant leak. (Kyodo)

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Monju nuclear reactor restarts after 14-yr hiatus

TSURUGA, Japan - This photo shows the Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on May 6, 2010. The reactor resumed operations the same day after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a series of accidents and glitches including a sodium coolant leak. (Kyodo)

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Monju nuclear reactor restarts after 14-yr hiatus

TSURUGA, Japan - This photo shows the Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on May 6, 2010. The reactor resumed operations the same day after 14 years and five months of suspension due to a series of accidents and glitches including a sodium coolant leak. (Kyodo)

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Tokai Bank's ATMs stay open despite Y2K fears

NAGOYA, Japan - A young woman, dressed in traditional Japanese kimono for the New Year's holiday, draws cash from her account at an automatic teller machine (ATM) of Nagoya-based Tokai Bank, the only major commercial bank in Japan providing ATM services throughout the holiday, on Jan. 1 in downtown Nagoya, central Japan. The photo was taken at 9:10 a.m. after the start of the new year. Other financial institutions, including major commercial banks, shut down their ATMs during the three-day period to Jan. 3 to avoid possible Y2K computer glitches.

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Trade minister inspects Y2K center

TOKYO, Japan - International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (C standing) visits the ministry's Y2K headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 28. The center, headed by Fukuya, opened the same day, and will be on alert for Year 2000 computer glitches in energy, computer and other industrial sectors until Jan. 5.

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Japanese airlines test for Y2K glitches

TOKYO, Japan - The photo shows a clock on the control panel of an airplane of All Nippon Airways (ANA). The plane ran a test flight from late Sept. 13 to early Sept. 14 to check that the computer system had been successfully reprogrammed to prevent Y2K-related computer glitches. The date was temporarily switched to ''Dec. 31, 1999.'' When it changed to ''Jan. 1, 2000,'' the airline checked to see that the cockpit control panel functioned properly. The photo was provided by ANA.