Meteorite Curry and Amethyst Panna Cotta are just two of the elegant and educational foods at Usaginonedoko.
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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Not satisfied with simply robbing a victim of her money, some fraudsters decide to add insult to injury.
It’s been a rough month of ups and downs for anyone who enjoys either pizza-flavored potato chips or exploiting markets.
Possibly because he felt disciplining an undesirable employee would have been too awkward, one supervisor turned to poison instead.
Although bleak and scary on the outside, on the inside Maruya is the epitome of reliability and value.
On the bright side his constipation problem was resolved after the animal ripped through his intestines.
Is a few dozen people dancing without moving their bodies at all unsettling or tranquil? You be the judge.
He asked major clothing chain Uniqlo which shorts go best with a punch perm. Amazingly, they had an answer.
Our reporter took one look at the top of his head in a mirror and knew what had to be done.
Has the clothing brand has done the unthinkable and permeated the lucrative animal kingdom market?
Mr. Sato experiences a classic of Japanese hairstyling from the Showa Era to get in touch with… Eh, okay. He lost a bet.
Mr. Sato was feeling in a rut with his progression as a pole dancer, so he decided to take action and improve his core strength.
Simply stepping foot on a stretch of pavement in Kawasaki has left at least three people with injuries on their feet.
The company behind Mitsuya Cider apologizes for their thoughtlessness in glorifying reckless behavior in their ad.
Nintendo is suing a go-kart and costume rental business for infringing on their Mario Kart copyright.
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