DiscoverThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly MannJapan lifts off, the credit trap and Labubu-mania
Japan lifts off, the credit trap and Labubu-mania

Japan lifts off, the credit trap and Labubu-mania

Update: 2025-06-06
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How did Japan become a space superpower? Will buy-now-pay-later cause a new financial crisis? And why on earth are Labubu dolls so popular? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Jamie Timson and Felicity Capon.

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Japan lifts off, the credit trap and Labubu-mania

Japan lifts off, the credit trap and Labubu-mania