Softbank’s intelligent robot, Pepper and Honda’s humanoid robot, ASIMO are just two examples of Japan’s robot revolution that are known the world over. At first glance, Japan’s passion for robots may seem like a recent revolution, but did you know that Japan has been producing robots for hundreds of years?

Here are five things you might expect about Japan but the reality might change your opinion of the country!

Japan is well known for being called ‘The Land of the Rising Sun’, but a new name could be on the agenda with its high technology leading many people to call it ‘The Land of High Tech Wonders’.

Ever since the home electronics boom of the 1980s, Japan has consistently been a global leader in electrical innovations. Look from all your household appliances are chances are at least a few of them will be from Japanese brands like Panasonic, Sony, Mitsubishi and many others.