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The full-fledged seal system began when the Taika Reform established a system of two government and eight ministries, and the seal system was established along with the Taiho Ritsuryo code.

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During the Sengoku period, the use of seals became popular. Private seals with surnames engraved on them came to be used in everyday life by monks, warlords, and even samurai, and were even more widely used on official documents.

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During the Edo period, seals became widely popular among townsfolk. The guarantor is said to have assumed liability for the debt by stamping the note. In the Edo period, seals became part of the culture of the common people.

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On October 1, 1887, the new Meiji government issued a Daijokan edict (a law promulgated by the Daijokan) that stated, ``The person himself should write it himself and affix his official seal, but if he cannot write it himself, he may have someone write it for him.'' The person must affix his or her registered seal.''