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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We track down the few remaining cheese crackers that have hooked the legendary frontman of X Japan.
Seniors especially irked by the mechanical process, but most people agree it’s kind of pointless anyway.
With a simple wish to start your year off with some tasty donuts, Krispy Kreme delivers big in this year’s bag.
It’s that time of year again: time to buy bundled discounted good from nearly all of Japan’s major retailers!
From its creation to its usage, this giant robot is undeniably awesome, but there’s just one problem.
Feats of strength and porn-loving compatriots are all part of why it ain’t easy being Japanese Santa.
Three hours of resistance will get you five credits, and claiming you’re 21 gives you a free round on the punching machine!
It’s a strange state of affairs when a public TV station is treated in the same way as mosquitoes or demons.
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
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Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship
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Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Tokyo store sells beautiful Japanese fruit sandwiches that look like floral arrangements
Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters
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