Japanese Banks

According to our inside contacts the Japanese banking crisis shows no signs of ameliorating. If anything,it’s getting worse.

Following last week’s news that Origami Bank had folded,we are hearing that Sumo Bank has gone belly-up and Bonsai Bank plans to cut back some of its branches. Karaoke Bank is up for sale and is going for a song.

Meanwhile,shares in Kamikaze Bank have nose-dived and 500 employees at Karate Bank got chopped. Analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank and some staff there fear they may get a raw deal.

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