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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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It’s an Atkins dream come true in the form of two all-beef patties inside a pair of camembert cheese slabs.
New VR Zone attraction lets you take on Godzilla in an attack chopper… Good luck with that.
Mr. Sato revisits and reviews the 2012 classic that critics called “a confusing mess” and “so much unwanted junk.”
Come on guys, it’s not like they’re going to make Mega Man a hoarse chubby baby with a speaking disorder…twice.
Former internet meme returns to the spotlight and appears as fond of his own areolae as ever.
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Akihabara pop-up shop sells goods made by Japanese prison inmates
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
Celebrate another year of life by putting it in jeopardy with this birthday candle flower
Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
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New definition of “Japanese whiskey” goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers
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New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty- All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo’s new 170 meter-high sky lounge
More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month
New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design- Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
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Celebrate another year of life by putting it in jeopardy with this birthday candle flower
Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches
Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it
Family Mart makes matcha dreams come true with new lineup of strong green tea sweets in Japan
Historical figures get manga makeovers from artists of Spy x Family, My Hero Academia and more
Japanese gravure idol makes jaws drop with massive M-cup chest 【Pics & Videos】
Kyoto may be getting more modern, tall buildings as city relaxes development limits
How to say “I love you” in Japanese – 47 different ways 【Videos】
Unusual curved escalators are the crowning jewel of this shopping mall in Osaka
Anime girl English teacher Ellen-sensei becomes VTuber/VVTUber and NFT
We tried Korea’s way-too-big King Tonkatsu Burger at Lotteria 【Taste Test】
We talk about everything except music with visual kei rock legends Fantastic Circus【Interview】
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