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Hanko is ubiquitous in Japanese society, used in at least 10,000 government processes, including driver's license applications and tax returns. Its use is mandated by law in some of these cases ...

Japanese companies are increasingly trying to implement work-from-home policies. But some say the use of traditional seals, called hanko or inkan, as proof of agreement is hampering their efforts.

The central government has resigned itself to realizing that its effort to pry "hanko" out of the public's hands is unlikely to succeed anytime soon. So, it has decided to keep allowing the use ...

The government plans to end “hanko” stamp requirements in almost all of the nation’s administrative procedures as part of wide-ranging efforts to reduce red tape and promote digitization.

The mass death of small fish that washed up on the shoreline of Hanko this week was likely caused by a fishing trawler, local fire chief Clas Tallberg told news agency STT on Friday. Authorities have ...