Abroad in Japan: The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 6,256 ratings

Price: 10.99

Last update: 02-07-2026



Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎B0BPHC3K9S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎Transworld Digital
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎August 1, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎English
  • File size ‏ : ‎2.5 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎298 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎978-1529907278
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎Enabled
  • Best Sellers Rank:#1,070 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
    • Asian & Asian American Biographies
    • Japanese Travel
    • Popular Culture
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.64.6 out of 5 stars(6,248)

Top reviews from the United States

  • Inspiring story
    Huge fan and love the book so far. Reading it takes me back to when I was there as well. Love his flow and his quirky personality. Truly a great read. Very informative and helpful. Great story and is inspiring
  • Enjoyable book
    A great experience. What to know about Japan and the Japanese people , food , customs, history of Japan.
    Starting out with a teachers experience as a young person, then making documentation of life and traveling throughout different areas of Japan, through earthquakes, a missile flying overhead , lots more snow , and learning the language. Interesting book.
  • Highly recommend
    I really enjoyed this. There was a good pace throughout, and it definitely has Chris’s characteristic voice and humor. Laugh out loud funny at times. Also informative about life in Japan. But the most enjoyable aspect was his stories, putting you right there in that moment, and the very relatable hardships he had with such a big move to a different culture and country. I felt his anxiety in the initial pages, so acutely described, as I remembered how anxious I had been with my own big move. I love Chris Broad even more after reading this, and discovered some videos of his I hadn’t ever seen but went back to watch after reading references to it here. Highly recommend for anyone who is a fan, and for anyone interested in moving to a foreign country.
  • Great Read!
    As a fan of Chris's YouTube channel I found this book to be a great read. I read through this very quickly because I found it so engaging. Great stories and an interesting look into living and working in Japan as a foreigner. Highly recommend this for anyone interested in Japanese culture from a unique perspective.
  • excellent book, highly recommended
    I never read any book but I decided to try this one because I really love Chris’s YouTube channel and podcast .
    I really enjoyed the book, very interesting, easy to read, funny, I felt like a friend told me a story !

    Amazing book, I wish you all the best Chris :)
  • Interesting and informative
    Learned a lot about Japanese culture. Also learned a lot about Japan’s geological structure. Very highly recommended, especially for anyone interested in touring this ancient world.
  • Very Entertaining!
    My boyfriend actually watches his YouTube Channel and bought his book recently, I’ve seen a couple of videos but wasn’t an avid watcher like my him.

    I do love reading, though, so I picked up his book and in between buying it myself on Audible and listening on my drives to and from work, and switching to the physical book when I could, I found it extremely entertaining.

    Very easy to follow, as well! Even though I mostly listened to the book, I found it very easy to recognize the names and cities he mentioned in the physical book as well, it’s very well written, sarcastic and witty. Highly recommend! Will be binge watching his YouTube channel now!
  • Funny and Interesting
    I had many similar experiences living in Japan, this was really fun to read. This is probably the only book since high school that has kept my interest enough for me to finish it. Thanks for sharing about your life in Japan, Chris! Had me laughing a lot.

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