Following the collapse of major US investment banks Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch and others, compounded by the problems suffered by UK banking giant HBOS, the economic problems have now spread across to hit Japan.

In the last few days the famous Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and the Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches.

Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song. Today shares in Kamikaze Bank was suspended after they nose-dived and 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop.

Analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that customers may get a raw deal.

Note: This is a edited version of the joke I previously published.