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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The curious case of the Kakamigahara Lawson has caused the company to take a second look at how they operate.
Whity wants you dead and you must escape Osaka’s most complex shopping area after-hours to survive.
Waving obscene amounts of money in front of drunken strangers: What could possibly go wrong?
My Grizzly Bear teaches us all the great deal of responsibility that goes into raising a lovable-but-feisty 300-kilogram wild animal.
For the next few months, Saga will be teaming up with Sagat and the rest of the Street Fighter II crew.
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.
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Uniqlo gets parasitic with newest addition to Manga Curation UT T-shirt line【Photos】
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Japanese communities giving their skylines a spring clean and saying goodbye to power lines
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How to cook miso soup (the right way) in a few simple steps【RocketKitchen】
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Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
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Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
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Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
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After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
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Want some great ramen in Akihabara? Then head to this…karaoke joint?!?
Lucky accommodation plan in Japan includes shrine visit and onsen hot spring inn stay
A visit to T-CAT, Tokyo’s often forgotten City Air Terminal【Photos】
How to cook miso soup (the right way) in a few simple steps【RocketKitchen】
This non-sweet matcha treat is one of our new favorite Kyoto snack souvenirs【Taste test】
Made In Japan Fender Limited Edition Hello Kitty Stratocaster now on sale in Japan
New Super Mario prize lottery giving out awesome Question Block snack dispensers【Photos】
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
Eat at a kotatsu while enjoying the view from Osaka’s Harukas 300 Observatory this winter
The top five best multiple-hot-spring hotels in all of Japan
Do cold noodles from a Japanese vending machine fill us with joy or regret?
Professional grade mind games: Japanese company dispatches hot dudes to make your man jealous
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