#Latest news with #JapaneseLenderBloomberg28-05-2025BusinessBloombergJapan's ‘Middle Country' Bank is Puzzling Chinese TouristsChugoku 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.
Bloomberg28-05-2025BusinessBloombergJapan's ‘Middle Country' Bank is Puzzling Chinese TouristsChugoku 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.