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Mystery bulk orders at Fukuoka used bookstores spark concern

Original: 読売新聞

Secondhand bookstores in Fukuoka are reporting a wave of unusual large-volume orders, apparently from foreign buyers. Experts suggest the purchases are driven by reselling or bulk export, and warn the trend could drain local collections and 'kill the seeds of culture' by removing rare books from Japan's secondhand market.

Why now: Reports of foreign bulk buying draining Fukuoka's used bookstores are drawing attention to cultural and market concerns.

FukuokaFNN Prime OnlineYomiuri Shimbun

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