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Could the planned abdication of Japan鈥檚 Emperor lead to a country wide computer crash? Each new Emperor鈥檚 reign has a new name, which is used in Japan鈥檚 calendar. Computer software is designed with this in mind, but as the new era鈥檚 name has not yet been announced, Japan鈥檚 software engineers cannot prepare for this. Dr Ansgar Koene from the University of Nottingham explains why a change in royal leadership might cause some confusion for IT users.

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