Japanese financiers bought up pricey trophy properties like Rockefeller Center in New York and the Pebble Beach Golf Club in California, and then had to sell later at rock-bottom prices. These investment failures have been great for Americans, who owe a lot less to foreigners than they would otherwise.
日本人在不动产方面也有同样的遭遇。日本的金融家们以高昂的价格收购了纽约洛克菲勒中心和加州圆石滩高尔夫俱乐部等不动产战利品，后来却只能以底价售出。这些投资失败对美国人来说却不失为一件好事，若非如此他们会欠外国人更多的钱。