Japanese government officials and business leaders have adopted a joint declaration that vows to significantly reduce paperwork and the use of "hanko", the traditional seals widely acknowledged as ...

It will remove hanko requirements in cases where documents currently need to be stamped with personal seals, such as requests for copies of residence certificates, official notifications of moving ...

Some say they want to stamp their marriage notification forms with personal seals to make them keepsakes. The Justice Ministry plans to end the mandatory requirement for hanko in procedures ...