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TOKYO (AP) - Japan will effectively scrap a ban on the sale of used appliances after receiving a barrage of protests from musicians and dealers of second-hand goods.
The ban, scheduled to take effect April 1, prohibits retailers from selling 450 products such as TVs, audio-visual equipment and electric musical instruments made before 2001, when new product safety rules were introduced.
But second-hand dealers argued they would be driven out of business, and musicians claimed the law would dissuade young people from learning and would stifle creativity, as turntables and other used gadgets are important tools.
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