Anthropic's US book case spills into Japan's publishing trade
By Toko Sekiguchi ( September 29, 2026, 08:40 GMT | Insight) -- Japanese publishers are asking whether their agreements with one of the wholesalers at the center of Japan’s book trade allowed it to supply books to Anthropic, after US court records listed the company in the AI developer’s book procurement operation.Japanese publishers are asking whether their agreements with one of the wholesalers at the center of Japan’s book trade allowed it to supply books to Anthropic, after US court records listed the company in the AI developer’s book procurement operation....
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