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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Our Tokyo reporter sees how Osaka is getting ready for the 2025 Expo

“It’s the Expo alright.”

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Our writers take on the world’s smallest four-player Othello game

The real Othello battle rages within.

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One Piece helps lead LA Rams to victory during collaboration event at SoFi Stadium

Anime proves to be a valuable addition to the playbook.

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Mysterious “The Color of That Sky” bath bombs selling at Don Quijote

You know, “that” sky…

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Japanese matchmaking party insider fill us in on the actual chances of finding a spouse

You might have more luck finding love at a tonkotsu party than a konkatsu party.

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Can our gourmet writers tell luxurious wagyu beef jerky from the cheap imported beef stuff?

Time to separate the jerky from the jerks.

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Mysterious cosmic ray named after Japanese goddess Amaterasu confirmed second most powerful

Discovery leads to more questions than answers.

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We have Norway to thank for salmon sushi and they’re planning even more for Good Meat Day

Free samples of salmon beef, salmon pork, and salmon chicken coming to Tokyo.

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One-of-a-kind Osaka-themed Uniqlo Shinsaibashi opens

You’ve never seen a Uniqlo quite like this.

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Traditional wooden cups for tasty sake repurposed as tasteful accessories

It’s like Minecraft-chic!

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One Piece and the LA Rams team up for a special collab game on 3 December

Watch Luffy go long.

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Can three inexperienced guys working together beat a NES game from 1987 at Japanese chess?

The classic battle of old man vs old machine

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Pokémon GO to take over Tokyo’s Asakusa with ukiyo-e style routes

Hey, honey, take a walk on the wild Pikachu side.

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139 sauce squeezers mark Tartar Sauce Day in Japan with Guinness World Record

A triumph of the human spirit!

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Osaka restaurateur sends ramen ingredients into space for six months to test effects of cosmic rays

Founder hopes to expand to Mars when feasible.

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Dragon Quest slime bread appearing at Lawson Store 100 all over Japan

Command?

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Gum with no flavor on sale at Lawson convenience stores across Japan【Tasteless test】

You can’t say it tastes bad…

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Testing a cockroach trap from a clothing website on our 100-year-old house【SoraHouse】

Claims to work well in your “home office kitchen.”

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This decommissioned bus on the side of the road in Tochigi serves up some tasty ramen

Get on the ramen bus!

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Inventor of the punch perm awarded Medal of Honor

Osakan inventor attributes idea to those damn long-haired Beatles.

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