A reader just sent me this news update. It seems that the credit crunch is now hitting Japan fairly hard.

“The Origami Bank has folded and the Sumo Bank has gone belly up.

The Ninja Bank has taken a hit, but is still in the black.

The Kamikaze Bank shares have nose-dived, and 500 staff at the Karate Bank have got the chop. The Karaoke Bank has been put up for sale and is going for a song!

The Bonsai Bank has to trim some branches, while there is something fishy going on at the Sushi Bank. Staff there are expected to get a raw deal.”

Hey, if we don’t keep our sense of humor, what are we going to have left? Right?