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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“You know, this is about the most cogent explanation of how a turbocharger works that I have ever seen in the non-motorsports world.”
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We try Tenka Torimasu‘s latest girl-flavored chicken and learn there really is no dignified way of ordering it.
SolarFlare is among the list of manga titles flying off the printed page and into the Twitterverse.
Right after the game went on sale, the Internet’s greatest minds went to work unlocking its dark secrets.
Seiji continues his mad quest to make this website FaucetNews24 with his endless makeshift plastic bottle taps.
Annual ranking takes a look back at the things the Internet was discussing the most in Japan this year.
Lawson convenience stores took two staples of Japanese cuisine and smashed them together for our pleasure.
This makeshift faucet made with just a plastic bottle is simple but can be a lifesaver in times of need.
Japanese schools continue in their quest to make math as annoying and tedious as possible.
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Abe Monjuin: An ancient temple with a connection to stars and astrology…and National Treasures
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Suicide cakes – Sweets to die for
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Korean basketball commentator’s sudden nosebleed draws laughter, admiration 【Video】
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Despite copious amounts of blood flowing, both men carry on with the job at hand.
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