{
  "question": "Was today the day the Walkman was discontinued?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-day-the-walkman-was-discontinued",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — Sony announced the end of cassette Walkman sales in Japan on October 25, 2010, 5,845 days ago.",
  "details": [
    "Sony halted Japanese production in April 2010",
    "Chinese-made cassette Walkmans kept shipping abroad after that",
    "220 million cassette Walkmans sold since 1979"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 26",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26"
    },
    {
      "title": "RTE.ie",
      "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2010/1025/137237-sony-business/"
    },
    {
      "title": "CBC",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/sony-stops-walkman-production-in-japan-1.909206?ref=rss"
    },
    {
      "title": "RTE.ie",
      "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2010/1025/137234-sony/#1"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-26",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-day-the-walkman-was-discontinued/2026-10-26",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T01:56:36.572Z"
}