Japan’s ‘Middle Country’ bank is puzzling Chinese tourists

japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/28/chugoku-bank-china

Chugoku Bank is a small Japanese lender named after the central Japanese region where it’s based. But it is having to turn away Chinese would-be customers convinced they have come across a branch of the global giant Bank of China.
That’s because, when written in Japanese, its name is…

This story appeared on japantimes.co.jp, 2025-05-28 10:14:00.
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