{"slug": "japanese-used-bookstores-are-seeing-a-surge-in-bulk-orders-for-obscure-books", "title": "Japanese used bookstores are seeing a surge in bulk orders for obscure books", "summary": "Japanese used bookstores are reporting a surge in bulk orders for obscure books on philosophy, history and Edo culture, with some suspecting the purchases are for AI training, according to Japanese media reports. Export records reportedly show over 50 tons of Japanese books shipped to the United States.", "body_md": "Reports are surfacing that Japanese used bookstores are seeing a surge in bulk orders for obscure books on topics like philosophy, history and Edo culture. Some suspect they’re being bought for AI training. Over 50 tons of Japanese books have reportedly been exported to the U.S\n\n【独自】古書店で「謎の大量注文」相次ぐ……AI学習か  米国向け「日本の本 50トン」の輸出記録も", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japanese-used-bookstores-are-seeing-a-surge-in-bulk-orders-for-obscure-books", "canonical_source": "https://twitter.com/Johnny_suputama/status/2102425777128292810", "published_at": "2026-09-22 17:37:09+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 17:55:13.707963+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-research"], "entities": ["Japan", "United States"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japanese-used-bookstores-are-seeing-a-surge-in-bulk-orders-for-obscure-books", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japanese-used-bookstores-are-seeing-a-surge-in-bulk-orders-for-obscure-books.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japanese-used-bookstores-are-seeing-a-surge-in-bulk-orders-for-obscure-books.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/japanese-used-bookstores-are-seeing-a-surge-in-bulk-orders-for-obscure-books.jsonld"}}