Paperwork in Japan: The battle to end faxes and 'hanko' seals
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- čas přidán 11. 11. 2020
- Despite having a reputation as a modern technological powerhouse, much of Japan's bureaucracy is steeped in analogue technology, with even fax machines still commonplace. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wants to change that by reducing the use of paper and kickstarting a digital revolution. But in the country of origami, saying "sayonora" to paper is easier said than done. Our correspondents report.
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I love the hanko seals! Reminds me of letter sealing wax stamps that confered some of the same meanings.
I seen this yesterday. Thank you again.
The part about the authenticity of hanko is a joke when hankos can be stolen, forged, purchased so EASILY. Modern technology with fingerprints / facial recognition / retina scanning offer much better security.
actually thats false
@@alekseibrouillard5013Are you going to provide evidence? In what world is a carved stamp more secure than a fingerprint or retina scan?
One of the main reasons why I want to leave japan! The paperwork never ends!
It's 2021, Japan
All the arguments for the seals are extremely stupid they all come down to because they always been that way. If that is the argument then you know it has to go combine that with the fact seals are extremely small and don't have enough space to be unique, most people buy basic ones that are identical meaning they are extremely easy to forge documents with. Unfortunately Japan will remain in the 70s when it comes to business and paper work because its to afraid to change. That is why the lost decade is now called the lost three decades.
Thats because Japan has a lot of old people. They don't care that you can rattle off a 100 different advantages of your new fangled computermajigger. If they had a younger population they'd adapt email without a problem.
@@archieames1968 give it 10-20 years and a lot of them old folk are gone.
@@bujubra2594 Idk man these Japanese people just keep living longer lives
I am Japanese born and been living in CA for over 20 years. I am still surprised how Japanese love paperworks and physical envelops etc. It is super inefficient and all need to be digitized. Hanko should remain at certain degree as an art culture but not as signature. Japan is so behind and far from eco friendly as too many plastic bags.
It is pretty much like in China these days but with fax
It’s a Honda Fax.
If the Japan still uses fax machines, why don't they use Minitel. For who know what a Minitel is.
It's like an inefficient tipping system in the West.
Lucky in Australia and and all euro countries we don’t use fax or a tipping system.
@@bujubra2594 yes. Instead they have an Islamic and Chinese immigration system.
@bujubra2594 In America, there's nothing forcing you to tip like how the Japanese citizens are forced to use the stamps. However, companies and even some individuals nowadays have this "I'm entitled to a tip whether I deserve it or not" mentality, and they've made people feel guilty for not giving tips, even when one isn't deserved.
Hanko need to remain....they are japan!
No, it’s a massive waste of time
This is the single stupidest idea I've ever seen.
Which one?
The best part about faxes it that they are more secure than emails, texts, instant messaging, and end to end encryption messaging software. Even younger physicians use fax to send medical records to surgeons, radiologists, etc. Faxes are also the preferred method of communication for Lawyers, more recently movie stars, and others who send sensitive documents remotely on a regular basis.
That may be true as far as transmission goes, but once the data is printed on the other end, it's fair game.
so much wasted paper
Real