SoftBank Unit Cloud Outage Hits 495 Japanese Firms and Local Governments

According to the latest report from Kyodo News, a cloud service outage operated by a unit of SoftBank has affected 495 companies and local governments in Japan.

Initial information indicates the incident involved the unit's cloud service, with the scope of impact described as fairly wide, as hundreds of organizations that are customers using the service were affected.

There is currently no detailed information on the cause of the incident or when service will be fully restored. Relevant parties are continuing to monitor and address the situation.