5yr Old Electronics No Longer On Japanese Mkt

[gr8ful]

Interesting article!  Some may want to get that 5 year old device now.

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-11230...l+in+Japan.html

[jfv]

I know that second hand cars from Japan are exported to, for example, New Zealand and maybe some Asian countries. I wonder if the same will happen to the electronics. Maybe the stores won't be allowed to sell old electronics in Japan and an export market will flourish.

Felipe

[Rev.Tigger]

I know that second hand cars from Japan are exported to, for example, New Zealand and maybe some Asian countries.
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To the UK too    I am one of the many happy owners of a Eunos Roadster   ( equiv to a Mk1 Mazda MX5 / Miata depending where you are in the world)

Then again I also have a second hand SL5500   Both have been tweaked to run slightly differently to the original spec

[brashley46]

Interesting article!  Some may want to get that 5 year old device now.

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-11230...l+in+Japan.html
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So does this mean a whole bunch of old hardware being exported from Japan, or do they expect them to just be landfilled? The former would lower prices for a little while, the latter would be a crying shame in a country with so little room for waste disposal.