Japan has hung on to flip phones far longer than most other countries. And it's led to them boasting advanced features far beyond the basic flip Nokias most people remember. But the number of smartphone owners is starting to rise, and could signal the end of Japan's love for flip phones.

Japan may be considered a technologically advanced country, but young people's proficiency on mobile is beginning to create a problem. Students seeking employment are more computer illiterate than their predecessors, complicating job searches and costing companies time and resources.

‘I’m glad to be Japanese!’ It’s a thought that two-thirds of Japanese people have had. But with nationalism’s long, sordid history in the country, some debate whether it can be taken too far. With a recent spike in patriotism in Japan's popular culture, how is it translating to the rest of the world?

OnePlus has become the smartphone brand on every tech enthusiast's lips, sporting a cult following around its high spec devices with low price tags. How has a home-grown Chinese start-up, which doesn’t invest in any traditional media advertising, taken the tech world by storm?