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Bloomberg
28-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Japan's ‘Middle Country' Bank is Puzzling Chinese Tourists
Chugoku Bank is a small Japanese lender named after the central Japanese region where it's based. But it's 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 identical to the name of its Beijing-headquartered peer. It literally translates to 'Middle Country Bank' in English.
South China Morning Post
13-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Japanese restaurant sparks outrage by posting note banning ‘rude' Chinese customers
A grill restaurant in Osaka, Japan, has sparked controversy after it posted a notice on its front door, banning Chinese customers because they are 'rude'. Advertisement The yakitori restaurant, named Hayashin, was revealed by some social media accounts on May 10 to have placed the note rejecting Chinese customers. Written in simplified Chinese, the note says the outlet does not accept Chinese customers because 'many are rude'. It is unknown what prompted the staff at the restaurant to post the note, but it was not the first time a Japanese business discriminated against Chinese customers. In 2023, a Chinese influencer exposed a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo that posted a note banning Chinese people, written in Chinese and Korean. Advertisement The note also said in Japanese that the measure was designed to 'prevent a China virus'.
