[LEAPSECS] 2-hour leap smear in Japan

[Kevin Birth]

With regard to NTP, the following link discusses it some.  Unfortunately, this time Google translate really botches things.  My reading (and my Japanese is not that great) is that this telecomm company’s server will sync to NTP, but it will send out a leap smear over a couple of hours to the smartphones of its customers so that by the time the leap second is implemented in NTP the phones will match the NTP server’s time.

In general, I’m finding it interesting that this strategy of a 2-hour smear seems to be popular in Japan.

http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20150623_708432.html

Best,

Kevin


From: Kevin Birth <kevin.birth at qc.cuny.edu<mailto:kevin.birth at qc.cuny.edu>>
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Subject: [LEAPSECS] 2-hour leap smear in Japan

For anyone curious about how Japan is handling the leap second, since it is occurring at 8:59:59 in the morning on a business day, the following two articles refer to the solution that Japanese financial exchanges are using―a mini leap smear spread over two hours before the opening bell.

The articles are in Japanese, but if one uses the translation feature on Google Chrome one can get an almost decipherable translation.   Hopefully, someday, Google translation software will learn how to deal with Japanese particles (grumble).

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/kyushu/news/20150617-OYS1T50039.html?from=sytop_main1

http://news.biglobe.ne.jp/economy/0620/jj_150620_7431845534.html

For anyone curious enough to search for information online about the leap second in Japan, the Japanese term for leap second is:
うるう秒
Best,

Kevin
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