Chris Broad
@AbroadInJapan
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A simple man living in Japan. 🎥. Creator of Abroad in Japan Youtube Channel (3M Subscribed) 🇯🇵
Joined August 2013
I always joked that I'd leave Japan the day I got to have coffee with Ken Watanabe. - So this is fairly awkward. 🍿 It took 9 years to get here but it's finally happened guys!. Ken Watanabe himself will be featuring in an Abroad in Japan documentary in a few months time.
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Chris here - just to elaborate. Not been a fan of Mr Beast's content for many years now. I don’t think he’s inherently bad, but like many folks his content isn’t aimed at me and thankfully his videos never appear on my homepage. However, seeing him partner with Logan Paul, a.
"Anyone who thinks MrBeast is about anything other than making himself the richest YouTuber in the world has missed something". YouTubers Chris Broad and CDawgVA call out MrBeast and his manager
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When you’re trying to take a photo of a geological wonder and Sharla keeps putting her hand in the bloody way. Also 🥳💍!!!
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@Dexerto Chris here - just to elaborate. Not been a fan of Mr Beast's content for many years now. I don’t think he’s bad, but like many folks his content isn’t aimed at me and thankfully his videos never appear on my homepage. However, seeing him partner with Logan Paul, a man who's.
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The Abroad in Japan studio took quite the beating from yesterday’s earthquake unfortunately.
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Scariest earthquake in ten years. Had an actual panic attack & thought the whole bloody building was coming down. Started with a big one that died off. Then all of a sudden a 2nd massive one that knocked half the apartment over. Fire alarms going off all around Sendai right now.
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Got some things off my chest today on stream with Connor. So sick of YouTubers and streamers. Shocked the world’s largest YouTuber gleefully partnered with a guy who filmed/mocked someone who took their own life in Japan in 2018. What world do we live in where this is normal?.
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1. Spend 20 years convincing the UK to leave its biggest export market. 2.Succeed. 3. UK economy loses £100 billion annually. 4. Come back 10yrs later, point out the wrecked economy & road potholes. 5. Voters go "Yeah!". 6. Win elections. British politics is a black comedy.
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Never in a million years would I imagine I’d end up inside Buckingham Palace, let alone meeting the King and the Emperor of Japan. And yet somehow tonight, I found myself celebrating UK-Japan relations at a State Banquet shaking hands and chatting with King Charles, Emperor
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UNDEFEATED CHESS-BOXING CHAMPION 🏆🏆🏆🏆.What a fight. What a night.
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"We need to boost Japan's economy! What should we do?'. -"We could let tourists in to take advantage of the weak yen, bringing in billions of dollars of revenue & saving businesses around the country?!". "NAH! Let's encourage younger generations to become alcoholics instead!". 😐
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🚴♂️ 8 days, 750km across Hokkaido .🔥46,000 calories burned .🥳 $300,000 raised for the Immune Therapy Foundation. Thank you to everyone who joined our epic journey & particularly to @CDawgVA for being the architect of this crazy challenge 🙏.🍿Big AiJ video to drop in a few weeks
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It’s been over 10 long years since I was last in the US, but on December 11th I’ll be heading to LA to take part in a crazy Chess boxing tournament. A ton of training awaits, but it should be bloody good entertainment. Cheers to @LudwigAhgren for making it happen🍿🥊
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Goodbye Abroad in Japan studio. And farewell Sendai. An amazing city I feel lucky to have called home the last half decade.
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After MONTHS of bullying from @CDawgVA & YEARS of bullying from @TheAn1meMan & @petedonaldson, it’s finally done. Twitter Verified. At last the bullying and the torment is over. I’ll be celebrating with an extra portion of Family Mart Chicken today 🍻
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9 years ago this week the first ever Abroad in Japan video was released on Youtube. So it seems fitting that today I got the keys to our first dedicated STUDIO space for shooting videos!🥳. A HUGE thank you guys for being a part of this crazy journey! Now HOW should we use it?🍿
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Inaction breeds self doubt. The longer you sit in a chair & do nothing, the worse the self doubt gets. Even after 10yrs trying to escape my comfort zone & go further, I frequently sit at my desk ruminating on why I’ll fail. The moment I stand up & get on with it, the doubt stops.
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Absolutely INSANE ENDING to the Cyclethon at Tokyo Tower!!. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for the epic finale tonight. Half a month peddling, over $1million raised. It couldn’t possibly have gone better. Well done @CDawgVA for pulling this whole crazy thing off ✨.
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It’s finally over. All great stories need a fitting ending and yesterday we got ours. Half a month spent furiously peddling over 1,000km across Japan’s mountain ranges and megacities, with an astonishing $1 million raised for the Immune Deficiency Foundation, culminating with
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It’s official guys! .For the first time since March 2020 Japan is FINALLY re-opening to the world in 2 weeks time🍻.It’ll soon be business as usual. Can hardly believe it ⛩
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Today the Abroad in Japan channel reached 2 million subscribers 🥳!.- I never imagined it would look quite like this.
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4 weeks of relentless English breakfasts have certainly taken their toll.
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I'm not a violent person, but if I see someone doing this sort of thing in Japan, I'm going to smash their camera.
Video: Kick Streamer DBR6 assaulted a staff member at the Sapporo Snow Festival after asking viewers to purchase subscriptions to his channel. Other foreigners intervened and denounced his actions.
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Today marks the 10 year anniversary since I moved to Japan! It's been one hell of a journey & I feel so damn lucky to have shared the ups & downs with you guys along the way!. But to celebrate we'll be dropping the trailer for Journey Across Japan: Escape to Paradise tomorrow🥳🍿
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SON OF A BITCH.
In about 90 minutes I’ll be speeding past Mount Fuji on a bullet train. But will I actually be able to see it?.
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Despite this week’s unpleasantness, offline it’s been an awesome few days travelling with Natsuki to the Venice of Japan. Many thanks to everyone for the kind words! It hasn’t gone unnoticed which folks have been supportive 🙏. Righteo, let’s get back to filming! 🇯🇵
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Finally binge watched all of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on a 6 hour bullet train ride from Tokyo. Amazing series - it's given me the kick I needed to dive back into Cyberpunk 2077 and complete the game (maybe I'll stream the mayhem).
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CYCLETHON 4 is officially over! 🥳🇯🇵🚴♀️.$1,069,561+ RAISED for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. It was an absurd journey that transcended time, space and seasons. When we kicked off our trip in wintry Hokkaido it was -2°C. We traversed mountain ranges, mist and seas to arrive in
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Having cycled 400km across Hokkaido in the last four days, I find myself in a world of pain. That aside, it’s been totally worth it. Just hoping the final three days and 300km don’t finish me off.
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Being in the UK for the first time since 2019 has been a blessing. Finally cleared my thoughts for the first time in yrs. Started to forget why I enjoy doing all this. Or anything at all. But I’ve had more ideas in 2 weeks than the last 6 months. Excited to dive back in soon 🙏
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HBO used to give us The Sopranos & The Wire. Now they’re giving us a show about a guy who exploits the dead for views. When you think of all the incredible stories HBO could've told with the budget wasted on this series it's genuinely tragic. The fall of a once great platform.
The Pauls got a reality TV show 😏 Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unhinged. #PaulAmerican Trailer drops TOMORROW
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Aw man, passing through Akihabara today and the iconic Sega sign is gone 😥. Knew it was coming, but I still felt oddly emotional. Bring it back!
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Remember, affability always starts with a good smile.
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For someone who’s on the cusp of turning 50 he still looks about 36. What a legend.
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Watching the brutal invasion of Ukraine unfold these last 48 hours, with civilians shot, homes, schools & hospitals blown up & children lying dead in the street has been horrific. May the men & women fighting for their lives receive the support they need to defend their country.
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Some viewers have pointed out there's a creepy figure in the background of the latest haunted prison video while Joey & I are talking about the ghost of the "white lady". Only saw it after rendering & uploading. Bit unsettling. Wasn't there when we entered the corridor either 🙃
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There's a secret hack for getting hotel rooms & restaurant seats reserved online in Japan. English Site: .😅Sorry we're completely full. No availability. Japanese Site: .😊Complete availability. Seats and tables for all. -Switch to the Japanese page and use Google translate.
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Japanese ice cream has never sounded so threatening. LOVE THEM. LOVE MY COWS.
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Was a pleasure to meet the legendary @tomscott tonight amidst a pile of sushi plates. He’s been uploading videos every Monday for almost ten years now - an absolutely insane achievement. Conversely, I’ve failed to upload a video every Monday for ten years.
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2022 is the year we get Natsuki to stop smoking once and for all. And he wants us to film the whole thing for an epic (and incredibly stressful) documentary.
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Today is 22/2/22!.And it's on Tuesday of all days. For the last time in our lifetimes, you'll be able to write the date down using the same digit. Treasure this day. Especially when the clock hits 22:22 tonight.
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Celebrating the New Year with my girlfriend!.Who happens to be a massive block of cheese.
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Somehow this weekend I survived a Spartan Race - often said to be Japan's hardest race - involving a 1,100m mountain climb with 20 obstacles over 6km in blistering heat. I've no idea how I came out (mostly) unscathed, but it felt like an incredible step on the fitness journey!
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I'm dangerously tempted to "A Day in the Life of a Japanese Hitman" featuring Natuski, in the most elaborate, violent, over the top big-budget Youtube video I've ever made - while trying to play it off as a serious documentary. Help me decide if I should actually do it or not.
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His Lordship awaits his supper, while the chef painstakingly preps the fish.
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It was definitely his idea to go here. I was totally down for Sendai Salad Club but he insisted.
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Now that the Yen is more or less worthless, it'd be a fantastic time to let tourists in, exploit the cheap currency and generate billions for Japan's economy and all the businesses that have been obliterated these last two years. *HINT HINT*.
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Twitter DECLINED to verify Abroad in Japan again 😂.300 million views, a consistent 9 year career, a channel featured on the BBC, Japan Times & The Guardian. A TedX talk, a scarily detailed Wikipedia page & an iTunes chart topping single. Conclusion:."Nah. He's not real." .🤦
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When you look like a terrible commercial for ski wear.
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Something truly evil is lurking in my new living room.
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Sharla’s Photo = Expectations. My Photo = Reality.
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Saw this out the window of the Shinkansen today. It might just be the most fabulously ominous tower I’ve seen in Japan so far. Turns out Mitsubishi built it solely to test out elevators.
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My first view of the UK in over 2 years after a lengthy 15 hour flight over Alaska, the North Pole and Iceland!. I’d probably feel emotional if I wasn’t so dead.
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I've really let myself down this winter. Currently weigh the heaviest I've ever been & constantly feeling lethargic, exhausted & ruined. Physical health is rarely my priority (as we know😓) but will need to make some radical changes in 2022 going forward. This really isn't good.
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Apparently this ad by the Japan Government is doing the rounds on Facebook? (Got tons of messages about it recently). One year ago the official Japanese government magazine took photos of me in front of some islands - holding a camera LIKE YOUTUBERS DO. That's how this happened.
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At long last, I’ve wrapped writing my book! 10 years in Japan packed into 80,000 words. Looking forward to enjoying my last 2 weeks in the UK before diving back into Japan for another year of mayhem and madness🍻. 2022 was about health. In 2023 we go full throttle on YouTube.
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Farewell LA. I ate a burger, saw the Hollywood sign and got punched in the face. It couldn’t have gone better.
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Awoken by 3 terrifying loud emergency alerts this morning warning about a North Korean missile flying over Japan. Apparently it flew over Tohoku (north Japan) and splashed down in the Pacific. Time to crowdfund some fucking Patriot missiles.
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If you’re wondering what the great Pewdiepie gets up to on his days off.
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53 YEARS OLD TODAY! 🎂🎉 Honestly, this is the shocked expression of someone whose never seen so much cheese in Japan 😅. ✨Thank you to everyone for all the warm birthday wishes. It was a spectacular day - it started with a painful 65km cycle over a mountain range and ended with
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None of my friends watch Abroad in Japan. - But all of their parents do. That’s where the real power lies. That’s what I’ve wanted all along 🤩.
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Hanging out with the inventor of Trash Taste herself. Appearing together in a video soon! 🍻
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Today while queueing in a supermarket I watched the woman in front of me spend $50 on luxurious Japanese Pears. Before dropping them all over the floor, splattering them into a sea of opulent, overpriced pulp. Witnessing this tragedy unfold was nothing short of unpearable.
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They ALL won!🥳🥳🥳.⭐ CONGRATULATIONS @CDawgVAfor for winning Best Philanthropic Event tonight!. ⭐ CONGRATULATIONS @LudwigAhgren for winning Best Streamed Event for the epic Chessboxing competition!. And CONGRATULATIONS to @ironmouse for winning Best VTuber!. Absolute Legends🍻
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@TrashTastePod Trolling me eh. If it's any consolation, I was on the other side of the campground with all my friends.
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A HUGE thanks for the birthday wishes yesterday guys! 2022 has certainly been an eventful year so far. ✅ Biggest earthquake in 10yrs destroys set.✅ Documentary with Ken Watanabe.✅ Perforated my right eardrum.✅ Shot Journey Across Japan 4.✅ United Natsuki & Ryotaro at last🍻
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With the boys. Pumped for tomorrow. Don’t miss the show over on @LudwigAhgren’s YouTube channel from 4pm PST ♟🥊
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Had a long awaited chat with the Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike today for a huge upcoming documentary on Abroad in Japan - coming soon!
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After almost 2.5 years I’m FINALLY heading back to the UK in May/June for a few weeks🥳🍻. Current itinerary🇬🇧.- Catch up with Hagrid.- Beer at Clarkson’s farm.- Slap Paddington Bear.- Dinner at Pizza Express in Woking. Any other recommendations for things to do in the UK?.
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I’ve got 2 months to lose 4kg. - Now tell me how to do it.
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While I planned to start this year with a positive post looking back at 2023, instead I want to wish everyone well living in Ishikawa and the Noto Peninsula, who experienced a powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake today on Japan's west coast. A sad and unfortunate start to 2024.
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What an absolute meeting of minds. 🎃We’ve got a special Halloween edition of Wacky Weekend out on Abroad in Japan tonight feat. @CDawgVA and Natsuki. 💀Brace yourselves for horror. (And I’m not just talking about Connor’s face).
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Japanese copyright laws make me want to punch myself in the face.
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For some reference I was inside the red dot 😂 .Genuinely astonished that none of the buildings came down. Thank you engineering. You’ve won.
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A HUGE thanks to everyone who's been a part of my fitness journey these last 6 months. Somehow I managed to shift 7kg of fat, cycle 750km in a week, complete a Spartan race & win a ChessBoxing match in LA. 🥳Can't wait to start the New Year in great shape for once. A rare thing!
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Holy crap it really was Too Much Volcano today. A large eruption on Mount Aso in Kyushu!.
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