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This picture taken on October 9, 2020 shows traditional ink stamp-maker Takahiro Makino, 44, writing characters on a hanko at a studio in Tokyo. - Hanko or traditional ink stamps are used to sign everything from delivery receipts to marriage certificates in Japan, and a push to digitise the nation and phase them out faces an uphill struggle. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY JAPAN-CULTURE-CRAFTS-ECONOMY-INTERNET-GOVERNMENT,FOCUS BY HARUMI OZAWA

Let it go! Japan PM declares war on ink stamp 'hanko'
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah to take the oath as the Deputy Amir on April 21, 2024. – KUNA photos
PM-designate named Deputy Amir
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TEHRAN: A woman walks past a banner depicting launching missiles bearing the emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran on April 15, 2024. - AFP
Iran ramps up nationwide crackdown
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KUWAIT: MPs attend a National Assembly session on April 21, 2024. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
40 lawmakers attend ceremonial opening of Assembly session
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MoI receiving iqama violators twice daily
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Radio Kuwait launches first Hindi broadcast