JAPANESE tourists bearing credit cards loaded with yen transformed the fortunes of British tourism in the 1980s, and also rescued a handful of rather fusty British luxury brands.

• 日本旅行者带着的存满了日元的信用卡转化成了英国旅游业80年代的巨大财富，并挽救了很多相当陈旧古板的英国奢侈品品牌。