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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Gyoza No Ohsho franchise’s bottomless generosity runs on the simple principle that young people need to eat.
Witness history in the making as the first ever musical album composed by a news-oriented website (we assume) hits iTunes and Amazon this July!
In response to the flood of complaints over past weeks, Hulu is has decided to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to contrition.
In what other country would someone think it was a good idea to hold a national ranking of bus company mascots?
Smelly attempt at terrorism only seems to have galvanized the need for women-exclusive sections on trains.
Smokers and even non-smokers are up in arms over a suggested by-law that many claim “goes too far.”
Bears say only we can prevent forest fires, but they’ll help out when preventing robberies.
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What are Japan’s best, and most unique, regional rice balls?
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
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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】
Starbucks Japan reveals new holiday goods for the 2024 festive season
Beautiful Totoro bag returns, still requires jumping through an extra hoop to get, still worth it
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Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row- Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
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】
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan- Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
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McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
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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Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
Black Thunder has a luxurious cousin few have ever heard of【Taste test】
Lucky accommodation plan in Japan includes shrine visit and onsen hot spring inn stay
Man with snake face tattoo arrested for assault, neighbors shocked he would do such a thing【Vid】
Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
The future is up: The next ‘world’s-tallest-building’
Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world
Expensive Japanese nail clippers: Are they worth it?
We mixed all 31 flavors of Baskin Robbins ice cream and created a Frankenstein dessert【Video】
Hypnosis bar opens in Tokyo, with prizes for those who don’t fall into a hypnotic state
Disney young adult novels get new beautiful shojo anime-style covers for Japan
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