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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It’s officially Ponyo time as Ghibli character appears as new anime accessory line and clock【Pics】
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Support Japan’s real-world Totoro Forest with special Studio Ghibli collection
Live-action Netflix One Piece Chopper shows face for first time – What do fans in Japan think?
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7-Eleven Japan releases new must-try sweets that are a hit with customers
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
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Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
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Foreign tourists outnumber Japanese ones at Kyoto hotels for first time ever
App that lets you hunt down discounted food about to expire available at the Expo too
Do 7-Eleven Japan’s new back-to-budget-friendly-basics rice bowls make us happy?【Taste test】
Let’s learn how to properly sit in a chair in Japan from the pros
Finding a half decent gym in Japan: A survival guide
Stranded passengers on Shinkansen bullet train served out-of-date bread during typhoon
Japan’s 10 most beautiful hydrangea spots to visit【Photos】
The pavilions and public restrooms of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai World Expo
Highly toxic plant found for first time in Japan on Hokkaido University campus
Japan’s new life-size Gundam statue, the biggest yet, is now standing tall, has head【Pics, vids】
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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