Master Blaster
Writer / Translator
Master Blaster is the two-man translating team of Canada’s Steven Le Blanc and Japan’s Masami M, a pair who in addition to writing work are in English education and created the StudyNow app for Japanese students of English.
Together they have written somewhere around 1,500 articles for RocketNews24 covering such diverse topics as Chinese men selling sanitary napkins to each other and a Japanese guy dragging an ear of corn around the Tokyo train system. A few of these were actually good, but don’t take our word for it! Here’s what our beloved readers had to say:
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If you ever feel like testing the limits of your hairdresser, try ordering one of these bad boys.
It’s time to stand up and be counted, and help choose the coolest stuff to ever come out of the entire 40-year universe of Gundam.
Kids are spreading the word that a “magic button” on some remotes opens a gateway between the living and the dead.
Three major bookstore chains in Japan stop selling CoroCoro Comic after an image defacing the ancient ruler was published.
Although it includes high praise for Japan, the entire UNICEF survey is a sobering report.
Enlightening clips show just how hard it is to do the simplest things when you’re a mascot.
Mr. Sato finds friendship, cancer, and the Olympics at the bottom of this confusingly arranged business.
In order to confront the intimidating and multi-talented Rena “Non” Nonen, our interviewer summons a god of rock.
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Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
How to get your money’s worth at an all-you-can-eat crepe challenge in Japan
Power up with this positively scrumptious kakuni braised pork Pac-Man manju from Nagasaki
Japanese group to hold fashion show of colostomy bags and other stoma equipment in Paris
Cherry blossoms blooming on new sakura Air Jordans from Nike【Photos】
Denny’s Japan introduces PokéNOMNOMNOM
Japanese woman mistaken for bear
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- Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
- Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Street Fighter Hadouken Churros to be launched and eaten in Tokyo, Okami pudding on offer too
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle- Japanese woman mistaken for bear
Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park
Starbucks Japan quietly slips fans another Christmas present with Joyful Medley Strawberry Milk Tea
Japanese man who didn’t know how banks work defrauded out of 21 million yen
Gundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】
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Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Real-world Nausicaa Ghibli anime glider completes its final flight in Japan【Video】
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
A guide to visiting Sagamiko Illumination, one of the three biggest light-ups in Kanto
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer- Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
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Power up with this positively scrumptious kakuni braised pork Pac-Man manju from Nagasaki
Japanese group to hold fashion show of colostomy bags and other stoma equipment in Paris
Cherry blossoms blooming on new sakura Air Jordans from Nike【Photos】
Denny’s Japan introduces PokéNOMNOMNOM
Japanese woman mistaken for bear
We visit a mysterious pagoda near Yomiuri Land, turns out to be an incredibly sacred spot
Tokyo adding new anti-littering fines in Shibuya and Harajuku, will require more trash cans too
We go on a quest to find the cheesiest sushi at Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains【Taste test】
Gundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】
TikTok releases its Year in Music 2025 – Japan’s Top 10 Songs ranking
Meet the eerie police statues of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture celebrated Exeggutor Day by installing nine more Exeggutor-themed Pokéfuta
6.6-foot-wide rideable Lapras sofa: The plushie Pokémon furniture adult fans have been hoping for
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