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S07E15: Carrying a Stamp in a Foreign Country

Document 72 Hours · 2016
Aired 13 May 2016
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Carrying a Stamp in a Foreign Country

Synopsis

The stage is a long-established stamp store in the Korean town of Shin-Okubo. Most of the customers are foreigners. In Japan, hanko are used in many situations. In April, when new life begins, many foreigners rush to this stamp store. Although they are bewildered by the Japanese “hanko culture,” these foreigners are trying to follow their dreams and take a new step forward. This 72-hour film looks at the reality of Japan's gradual internationalization from the perspective of a single stamp.

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