Doom and gloom continues with the world economy and the knock-on effect has hit the Japanese banking system. The Origami Bank has folded; the Bonsai Bank is cutting back on some of its branches; the Karaoke Bank is up for sale and likely to go for a song; the Kamikaze Bak has been suspended after its shares nose-dived and 500 staff at the Karate Bank were given the chop after refusing a transfer to the Sushi Bank because they thought they were getting a raw deal.
(copied from this morning's Metro)