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:

“One isn't always in the mood for bold tastes. But when I'm in the mood for bold flavor I turn to you.”
“Stupid article. Who cares what the Japanese think it's cool. You don't call a monkey, "gorilla".”
“You know, this is about the most cogent explanation of how a turbocharger works that I have ever seen in the non-motorsports world.”
“Thanks for the article peter!”
“It's people like you who make exploitation possible.”
“It looks yummy and the story was great. Thank you for the smile.”

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Why you should be worried if someone calls you “Uehara-san” in the Japanese workplace

You got a lot of nerve calling me Mr. Uehara!

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AR sport Hado added to Shizuoka high school curriculum

Shoot fireballs for your health!

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Trying to keep our cool with Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated fan and lucky amulet set

The lucky amulet will ensure luck in online shopping, starting after this purchase.

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Miso soup as a full meal developed as the next evolution of the traditional side dish

Soup is good food. It makes a good meal.

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Can we tell the difference between Black Thunder and Black Thunder Excellent chocolate bars?

It doesn’t get any better than this Black Thunder.

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8 people arrested for being fake fortune-tellers, as opposed to… real fortune-tellers?

Next bad horoscope I get, I’m pressing charges!

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Eel that looks like a banana caught in Shimane Prefecture

Come, Mister tally man, tally me eel.

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Yakko Welsh Onion Tossing World Championships held in Kochi Prefecture

Don’t play with your food, unless it’s a competitive sport.

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Krispy Kreme Japan giving away free donuts for National Donut Day

No dollars to donuts.

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“Bumping men” are a uniquely Japanese class of criminals that are hard to deal with

This peculiar Japanese crime leaves its victims wondering what to do.

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Chiko the one-year-old beagle saves Buddhist priest from bear mauling

Chiko shows it’s good to be noisy.

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“Matcha crisis” emerges as the world falls in love with powdered green tea

A matcha crisis isn’t fun and games like Time Crisis. It’s hard and grueling like Dino Crisis.

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Lock that opens when Osaka dialect is spoken unveiled at Expo 2025

Ore no Osakaben hetakusotte iitain? Hooooooonmaaaaaaniiiiii!

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Japanese people demand that Gackt taste the government’s old old old rice

That’s where they want Gackt to go-oh-oh… Way down to kokokomai.

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Bicycle gang terrorize Shibuya Scramble with lame and annoying wheelies

Godspeed you beige emperors.

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Fukuoka woman arrested for drunk bicycle riding

It’s a more serious crime than you may think.

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Plant extract that may grow hair discovered by Japan’s Rohto Pharmaceutical

Plants, you gotta love ’em.

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VR found to restore severe short-sightedness in Japanese study

Soon your mom might yell at you to stare at those darn video games more.

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Deep-fried mint chocolate croquettes and gnocchi gratin on sale at Tobu Department Store in Tokyo

It’s a breath of fresh fried mint.

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Trying a pouch of instant curry that costs as much as a full meal at a nice restaurant

Microwave-friendly fine dining!

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