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 ...

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.

While the ministries insist hanko seals are necessary for the remaining ... In addition, some segments of the Japanese population are not familiar with digital culture. Municipalities are expected ...

Earlier this week, Finnish media began reporting about a mysterious white substance washing up in clumps on the shoreline of Hanko, the southernmost point in mainland Finland. The exact composition of ...

Despite the government’s push for digital transformation, fax machines continue to thrive in Japan’s educational sector, with 77.1 percent of public elementary and junior high schools still using the ...