WildAid Japan seeks to stamp out global ivory crisis

Japan has the highest domestic sales of ivory in the world, but many Japanese are unaware that 80 per cent of ivory consumption is for 'hankos' - aka traditional signature seals used for stamping official documents. 

To draw attention to the issue, WildAid Japan and non-profit organisation, Tears of the African Elephant, have teamed up with Grey Tokyo on a two-minute film, which tells the sobering story of the ivory trade through the creative use of hankograph prints. 

Academy award-nominated animation artist Koji Yamamura used 500 stamps (made of wood, not ivory) and 2,400 individual frames to create the deceptively simple-looking film.