"Memorial" for hanko seals discarded due to digitalization in Japan

Photo taken Oct. 19, 2020, shows "hanko" seals no longer in use by companies collected at a Tokyo temple for a "memorial service." Hanko seals -- traditionally used on administrative documents in Japan -- are being discarded due to growing digitalization among companies amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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