yes, Japan is extremely harsh on any company not completely erasing private data on hardware before reselling it. I recall when working at a hardware reseller in Tokyo it was crucial that this was done. Looks like it's just got that little bit more complex. Good luck with it. Cheers.
Mark Sargent
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