This is an important question. We've been working with a Japanese lawyer to help us make we're covered on these legal issues.
The advice we've received is that the important point is whether or not the sending party intended to give legal effects to the document. If so, it is a legally valid document.
This reflects our actual experience at my original company Webnet IT, where our vendors (huge Japanese 3000+ employee companies) send us documents with digital hanko images.
The advice we've received is that the important point is whether or not the sending party intended to give legal effects to the document. If so, it is a legally valid document.
This reflects our actual experience at my original company Webnet IT, where our vendors (huge Japanese 3000+ employee companies) send us documents with digital hanko images.