Actually, the pandemic has pushed many Japanese businesses (and the government) to finally deprecate the use of hanko/faxes for everything. Also, it's not just

Actually, the pandemic has pushed many Japanese businesses (and the government) to finally deprecate the use of hanko/faxes for everything. Also, it's not just Japan. Fax machines are still integral to the American medical system [1], for instance. [1] https://www.vox.com/health-care/2017/10/30/16228054/american-medical-system-fax-machines-why https://www.vox.com/health-care/2017/10/30/16228054/american...