Large numbers of dead fish have washed ashore in Hanko, coinciding with the appearance of an unidentified white substance ...

Renewable fuel producer Neste said that it accepts responsibility for the pollution and will provide compensation for any ...

The mass death of small fish that washed up on the shoreline of Hanko this week was likely caused by a fishing trawler, local fire chief Clas Tallberg told news agency STT on Friday. Authorities have ...

The central government has resigned itself to realizing that its effort to pry "hanko" out of the public's hands is unlikely to succeed anytime soon. So, it has decided to keep allowing the use ...

Hanko is ubiquitous in Japanese society, used in at least 10,000 government processes, including driver's license applications and tax returns. Its use is mandated by law in some of these cases ...

The government plans to end “hanko” stamp requirements in almost all of the nation’s administrative procedures as part of wide-ranging efforts to reduce red tape and promote digitization.

Hanko spent countless hours at meetings, going to city councils throughout Santa Clara County for support, canvassing the public and strategizing with environmentalists and attorneys.