TOKYO -- The Japanese business practice of signing off on documents with a personal seal poses an obstacle in efforts to adopt telecommuting amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Workers brave coronavirus and head to the office to press 'hankos'

The carved hanko seals used in lieu of signatures remain an ingrained part of Japanese corporate culture.
TOKYO -- The Japanese business practice of signing off on documents with a personal seal poses an obstacle in efforts to adopt telecommuting amid the coronavirus pandemic.