Sanctuary Publishing, the Tokyo-based publisher of "The Last Parade -- Heartwarming True Stories from Tokyo Disneyland," has admitted using the work without consent, and has released an apology.

The passages used come from "Making Dreams Come True -- This is Our Job", an anthology of 55 employees' experiences at the company published last April by OLC.

According to Sanctuary Publishing, the editor of the book chose to include five or six stories almost word for word, with author Masaru Nakamura adding short comments to each. The company says it's still investigating the reprinting.

"We saw the similarities. The copyright belongs to our company, and we didn't authorize the use by the author or publisher," said an OLC spokesperson.

The author of one episode about a seriously ill girl said: "It stains her memory. It's tragic."