Chris
Chris’ Timeline
2012
Arrived in Japan to work as a teacher. Started the Abroad in Japan channel to remind friends and family I was alive
2013
Nearly froze to death on the summit of Mount Fuji. Befriended Natsuki on a street corner.
2014
Had a viral hit video teaching Japanese people how to swear. Quickly branded a “Swear Word Missionary”.
2015
Abroad in Japan reaches 100,000 subscribers. Finished teaching with 2,000 hours classroom experience.
2016
Had a viral hit video exploring a Love Hotel with an eccentric Japanese man. Discovered Wagyu beef for the first time.
2017
Got rudely awoken by a North Korean missile at 6am and was subsequently featured in global media as a North Korean expert. Did a Tedx Talk on why Youtube is good. Ate more Wagyu beef.
2018
Reached 1,000,000 subscribers. Embarked on a celebratory never-ending 2,000km cycle across Japan and filmed a 28-part travel series charting the nightmarish journey.
2019
Had a viral hit video exploring another Love Hotel with the same eccentric Japanese man as before. Produced a documentary on the Fukushima disaster and spent a week with Japanese rock legend Hyde from L’arc en Ciel.
2020
Still working on it. But probably more Wagyu beef and love hotels.