GoKawiilMicrosoft outage disrupts email and Teams across Asia, prompts fax workaround in Japan
A global Microsoft outage disrupted government systems, courts and businesses across Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, India and China on Friday, with Outlook and Teams largely inaccessible. Some Japanese firms reportedly switched to fax machines to keep sending documents, while Singapore's courts and the Philippine Supreme Court told the public to expect email delays. Indian brokerages said they struggled to access research reports and hold client calls normally handled via Teams.