Microsoft 365 outage disrupts offices in Japan, users joke 'let's just drink'

A major outage in Microsoft 365 has disrupted services globally, including in Japan, for over six hours as of 9 a.m. Japan time, leaving users unable to send emails and causing widespread office chaos. The failure affects multiple services, including Outlook email and the AI tool Copilot, with Microsoft reporting that unexpected server unavailability overloaded remaining infrastructure. The company says it is gradually restoring service via alternative routes, but full recovery has not yet been confirmed. On social media, users expressed frustration and dark humor, with posts like "Outlook being dead is a dead end" and "Let's just go drink from noon." The incident highlights the significant societal impact of large-scale digital system failures.