
16 Season
460 Episode
Document 72 Hours - Season 7 Episode 15 Carrying a Stamp in a Foreign Country
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.
- Year: 2025
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: NHK BS1, NHK, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Keyword: everyday people, life and times, soko ga shiritai
- Director: NHK, NHK World-Japan
- Cast: Ryo Katsuchi, Saniko Ichikawa, Mariko Yagi, Maito Fujioka, Aoi Yamada, Kazue Fukiishi