Telework? Japan still wants stamps on the dotted line

Workers brave coronavirus and head to the office to press 'hankos'

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The carved hanko seals used in lieu of signatures remain an ingrained part of Japanese corporate culture.

RYOHEI YASOSHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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