For hundreds of years, Japanese people have used name stamps, known as hanko, to sign their name. People use hanko in everyday situations, such as receiving a parcel, and in formal contexts ...

The government plans to stamp out hanko requirements across ... list of several thousand procedures requiring registered seals and official seal-registration certificates to around 80.

Third-generation seal engraver Yam Man-hong talks about preserving the craft at his tiny Hong Kong stall, and keeping up with the times Man Wa Lane is an alley in one of Hong Kong's oldest ...

Taro Kono announced on Oct. 2 that the “hanko” stamp seal requirement will be ... to submit documents stamped with an official seal to government agencies, a whopping 96 percent, or 785 ...