The space on marriage, divorce and other forms to be submitted to authorities for people to stamp their hanko will likely stay. The compromise comes despite the government's push to eliminate ...

Visitors are encouraged to look for their loved ones in the Ireichō and leave a mark under their names using a Japanese stamp called a hanko. The first people to stamp it were some of the last ...

the head of the Japanese "hanko" seal maker, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, said. Shachihata, which is known as its X-stamper stamp series, will work on actively ...

As part of the exhibition, members of the public can use a special Japanese hanko stamp to leave a mark for each person as a way of honoring them. “This project is not a static nor complete one ...

turning the list of names into a book that became an interactive exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. Participants were able to use a hanko stamp—a carved stamp that ...