TOKYO - A major Japanese book wholesaler has admitted selling a large number of books to U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic, according to a publishing industry source.

Nippan Group Holdings Inc., the parent company of Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Inc., recently confirmed the transactions in its response to a letter from the Japan Book Publishers Association.

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