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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Popular Tokyo donut shop I’m donut? poised to take on the Mr. Donut empire【Taste test】

Is there enough room in Japan for two personified donut chains?

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Aichi man arrested for failing to steal very large donation box from Shinto shrine

Karma police, arrest this man.

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Can our writers tell the difference between cheesecake from a luxury hotel and a factory?

It ain’t easy eating cheesy cake.

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Visiting Sushiro in Laos, but not that Sushiro…probably

Something’s a little fishy here…

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Heroic fisherman who caught PM Kishida’s attacker now a fashion icon

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear flashy vests.

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Fukuoka pro-baseball team sells beer cups made from bats used by players

Buy me some peanuts and cracked-bat-cups…♪

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“World’s Smallest Othello” games on sale in Japanese capsule machines and it’s game on!

Here your greatest opponent is the board game itself.

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The strongest peeing boy statue in Japan is a hidden gem of sightseeing in Saitama

Nature is calling…

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Instant natto soba a suspiciously hot item so we check it out

Is Natto Soba natto what it seems?

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Egg-teriyaki-cheeseburger-from-Mos-Burger-flavored potato snacks coming this month

Flavors don’t get more specific than that.

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Our Japanese reporter tries a top-rated face mask on Amazon in the U.S.

Face/Off against pollen and aerosols.

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Sushiro in Hong Kong may be the best in the world and a bittersweet visit for our reporter

A taste of how things used to be.

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Animal-cracker-themed Tabekko Dobutsu Land saves the day for our reporter

It’s not just for kids apparently!

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Japan PM’s cheap corn puff box for Ukrainian president has kind of logical explanation

An unexpected gift becomes slightly less unexpected.

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Kodansha to release popular manga in Japan and USA simultaneously in K Manga this May

The wait is over.

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In search of Japan’s largest melon bread with Mr. Sato

Join us as we hunt the monsters of the Japanese bakery scene.

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A haunted house for the information age opens in Tokyo for a limited time

Possibly the most well-lit spook house in the world.

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Kagawa Prefecture becoming Slowpoke Paradise this spring

So…much…Slowpoke.

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Koto is a local favorite in Iruma, Saitama, for its large food portions, so we check it out

You’ll have to work your way up to take on the final form of their service.

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Panasonic develops a “weak robot” that farts

Nicobo’s prime directive is to do nothing and be cute.

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