My friend Professor Emerson sent me an email saying:
Following the problems in the sub-prime lending market in America and the collapse of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, within the last 48 hours uncertainty has now hit Japan.
In the last 7 days:
* Origami Bank has folded
* Sumo Bank has gone belly up
* Bonsai Bank has 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,
* while today shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived.
* Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop, and
* Analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal.