Often used in lieu of signatures, hanko (personalized seals displaying one’s name) are a necessary means of identification to stamp official documents in everything from…

Hanko culture in the digital age While a growing number of banks and government bodies now allow customers to handle their business digitally and do…

Given that there’s few actual rules regarding the design of a personal seal, known as a hanko or inkan in Japanese, recently a whole host…

You’re probably used to signing your name with a pen at the end of an important document. But in Japan, everyone is expected to have…

When browsing the catalog of items available at Japanese oddity shop Village Vanguard, you’ll notice that there seems to be a theme of turning everyday…

In Japan, rather than signing documents and forms, people use a ‘hanko’, a stamp of their name. Also known as an inkan, it is specially…

Hanko For Non-Japanese Whether it’s done out of necessity or just for fun, it’s not unusual for foreign residents or even non-Japanese visitors to make…

In Japan, rather than signing documents and forms, people use a ‘hanko’, a stamp of their name. Also known as an inkan, it is specially…