The hilarious and insightful memoir of a Brit trying assimilate
into life in Japan. Over ten years we follow Chris Broad as he
unravels the wonders and eccentricities of one of the world's most
mysterious cultures, rising from underqualified English teacher to
YouTube sensation in the process. When Englishman Chris Broad
landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd
made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero
teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired
English teacher in Japan's history? Abroad in Japan charts a decade
of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that
comes with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this
book seeks out to unravel one the world's most mysterious and
impenetrable cultures. Spanning 10 years and 47 prefectures, Chris
takes us from the chilling summit of Mount Fuji to the chaotic
neon-lit streets of Tokyo. With blockbuster moments such as a
terrifying North Korean missile incident, a Japanese national TV
experience gone horribly wrong and a week spent with Japan's
biggest movie star, Ken Watanabe, Abroad in Japan is an
extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the
Rising Sun.
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