Japan to stop making video cassette recorders

I read on the internet news this morning that Japan is to stop making video cassette recorders - how many members still own one? I must look in my loft bcause I rarely throw anything away. I still have my first camcorder (sentimental reasons) - a Canovision 8mm, which I bought in 1985 for about £1050.00 from a company in Aldershot called Highway????   - Sad really is'nt it.   ( It's not as though it works, so why don't I make some space ).