“Seals have been required on important documents as common practice in Japan, dating to the Meiji Era (1868-1912),” Kamikawa said. But retaining spaces to stamp with a hanko on forms may ...

One man’s story about life in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation The top boss usually stamps their seal upright on the left of a document, with lower-ranking employees all tilting their ...

Taro Kono announced on Oct. 2 that the “hanko” stamp seal requirement will be removed from much of the country’s administrative procedures, following the results of a recent survey by his ...