Abe to remove biggest obstacle to remote working: seal-stamping

Japanese custom seen hampering target of reducing human contact by 80%

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Stamps have carried more weight than hand-written signatures in Japan.

SHUNSUKE SHIGETA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to overhaul rules that require signatures using traditional seals -- cited as a major obstacle in increasing teleworking and receiving financial aid -- as the government races to meet its target of reducing human contact by 80% to fight the coronavirus, Nikkei has learned.

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