The space on marriage, divorce and other forms to be submitted to authorities for people to stamp their hanko will likely stay. The compromise comes despite the government's push to eliminate ...

Hitachi Ltd. will abolish all its “hanko” stamp seal requirements for office procedures within fiscal 2021, the company announced on Oct. 26. It said it will swap hanko seals with electronic ...

Japan’s new prime minister is declaring war, but there’s no danger of an international conflict: the target of his ire is the humble ink stamp known as hanko. It might seem ironic in a country ...