The Japanese government is considering no longer requiring couples to use traditional "hanko" seals to register marriages or divorces as part of a drive to cut red tape and digitalize administrative procedures, Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa said Friday.The requirement can be scrapped since official seals registered with local authorities have not been needed for such documents, ministry officials said.In Japan, individuals generally use two types of hanko, with one registered with local authorities for use in documents such as land registration and the other unregistered.With the use of ha…READ FULL ARTICLE
