2018 summary

2018 centered on Daniel's life in Japan and his relationship with his Japanese girlfriend, later wife. January brought visa and marriage deliberation and conflict over his videos. He married in March, applied for a spouse visa, and received a one-year visa in May.

Family dynamics ran through the year: his wife's mother opposed the marriage and her family stayed estranged, while his own family was welcoming and hosted the May trip to Malaysia.

Marital conflict recurred from April: disputes over his livestream comments about his wife, cheating suspicions, arguments and hotel stays. Accounts of aggression and infidelity are reported allegations without independent verification, and each episode ended in reconciliation or was left unresolved.

Daniel reported recurring online security concerns, harassment and backlash: catfishing and extortion, an unauthorized account sign-in, forum and 2chan criticism, doxxing, leaked Discord screenshots, and creator disputes.

Daniel denied online allegations including fraud, unpaid taxes, sham marriage and leeching off his wife. He says ad revenue exceeds her income and expenses are split, and he focused on sustaining YouTube. He grew from about 2,000 to 85,000 subscribers.

Health and mental-state themes: illness, boredom he questioned as possible depression, self-described social anxiety and sociopathy (not diagnoses), rejection of therapy, a health concern about a lump, and a father's Asperger's suggestion.

Cooking segments, gadget purchases and complaints about Japan ran throughout. The year ended with a December move to a new apartment and a Christmas trip to England.

Marriage, spouse visa and paperwork

Marital conflict, privacy, trust and reconciliation

Harassment, doxxing and account intrusion

Online accusations and denials; YouTube income, strikes and platform strategy

Malaysia family trip

Life in Japan versus England and homesickness

Mental health self-descriptions and therapy refusal

Moving to a new apartment

Toffee the cat's death and guilt

Cooking segments

January 2018 videos: Daniel weighed marriage and visa options, said his girlfriend found his channel by searching his name, left the apartment in snow after a livestream conflict, spent a night outdoors and agreed to stop criticizing her in videos.

Late January recordings: Daniel described a catfishing and extortion attempt and an unauthorized Google sign-in traced to Nagano, with no observed data changes.

February 2018 catalog dates: a British Embassy call about the certificate of no impediment, a severe illness with a near-collapse in a supermarket, and the 20,000-subscriber milestone.

March 2018: Daniel obtained the certificate in Tokyo (03-09), his girlfriend's mother opposed the marriage (03-13), and the marriage was registered with a visa status-change application (03-15).

April 2018: repeated disputes over sharing his wife's private details ended in apologies and a limited-mention arrangement; Daniel received an immigration postcard and booked Malaysia tickets (04-28).

May 2018: Daniel collected a one-year spouse visa (05-03), then traveled to Malaysia to meet family (05-26/27) and sightsaw in Kuala Lumpur (05-31).

June 2018: after Malaysia, his wife accused him of cheating over messages (06-22), he spent a night in a park after arguments (06-28), and a commenter's leeching accusation was denied (06-30).

July 2018: after an argument and negative livestream comments about his wife, Daniel spent two nights in a hotel, agreed to limits on public comments and returned; he also reviewed the Nintendo Switch.

Late August 2018: two days of silence after a karaoke-story argument, his wife's video voicing distrust, and Daniel's account of being assaulted by her, which is one-sided.

September 2018: a typhoon stay in a capsule hotel, a couple's video on six months of marriage (09-19), and preparation for a second typhoon.

October 2018: after an argument over a livestream remark, Daniel stayed four days at an APA Hotel, spent about ten days across hotels, and reflected on the death of the cat Toffee.

November 2018: apartment choice (11-05), alleged forwarding of fabricated Discord screenshots to his wife (11-18), and a tour of the unpowered new apartment (11-29).

December 2018: the move into the new apartment at ¥68,000 rent split with his wife, the return to England on 12-24, and a year-end review on 12-31.

Who was behind the unauthorized Google sign-in and the Jun Shigeta catfishing account, and how two-factor authentication was bypassed, are unknown.

Forum commenters' claims that they reported Daniel to immigration and police are allegations, which Daniel denied; whether formal reports were filed is unknown.

Whether his girlfriend's messages with an Australian man were jokes, and the claims about intimate videos, are unconfirmed.

The postcard did not state a decision, so approval was inferred. The marriage's future and visa renewal are uncertain.

Viewers suspected the conflict was staged, which Daniel denies. Whether infidelity occurred or her reactions reflect paranoia is unresolved.

The assault and infection accounts are one-sided and unverified.

Whether Daniel would return home, and for how long, after hotel stays in September and October was unsettled.

Whether the lump is serious and whether Daniel has Asperger's or will seek evaluation are unresolved.

How the screenshots reached his wife and how to read Daniel's remark about Victoria are unresolved.

Creator allegations, whether forum users reported him to immigration, and whether Daniel prefers England or Japan remain unverified or open.