Bank managers have promised to commit suicide if they are found guilty of abuse
This caused mixed reactions among people.
In Japan, the management of the Shikoku Bank invented a strange way to assure customers of their loyalty – by promising to pay with their lives if they are found guilty of “financial irregularities”.
Oddity Central writes about it.
Bank executives are always held to a high ethical standard, given that they are dealing with the fortunes of thousands and sometimes millions of people, but while they face serious penalties in the event of fraud or embezzlement, they are not expected to pay with their lives. This is not the case for the management of Shikoku Bank, a financial institution whose 23 top executives, including the president, have signed a blood oath obliging them to commit seppuku if found guilty of financial irregularities, embezzlement or other fraudulent activities. A whimsical oath rooted in a codex…