<declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:

> There are no regulations as to what to have inscribed on the
> stamp, at least as far as I am aware. My understanding is that a
> registered inkan cannot use romaji (ruling out the letters of the
> company name), but this may have changed.

I set up a yugengaisha last year and my company stamp has romaji
(English letters) since I didn't want the company name to be in
katakana.

Purchased via hankoya.com, they have a good deal for a set of all three
hanko, the jitsuin, the bank hanko, and the square hanko.  They also can
fax you a preview of how the design for approval.

You can check out Gaijin Pot for more information on how to set yourself
up for business.

http://www.gaijinpot.com/bb/forumdisplay.php?f=28

Best of luck,