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Master Blaster

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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.

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【2016 Lucky Bag Roundup】 Evangelion Lucky Bag’s in our office, all’s right with the world

Master Blaster
Jan 4, 2016
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The fukubukuro fun continues as we snag a lucky bag crammed full of merch, including limited edition items, from the Evangelion Store Tokyo-01.

Japan
(Evangelion • Evangelion Store Tokyo-01 • fukubukuro • lucky bag • Yurushito)

【2016 Lucky Bag Roundup】 Lucky Bag favorite Starbucks is back in 2016, we see what’s inside

Master Blaster
Jan 3, 2016

A new year means new lucky bags! So, how’s the haul from Starbucks? We find out after waiting in line all night!

Japan
(coffee • fukubukuro • lucky bag • new year • shopping • Starbucks)

How far will 10,000 yen get you at Prada?

Master Blaster
Jan 3, 2016

If you’re up on your currency exchange rates, the answer won’t shock you.

Japan
(fashion • Prada • shopping • socks)

New school in Iraq to provide a Japanese-style education

Master Blaster
Jan 2, 2016

Impressed with Japan’s ability to quickly rebuild after the Second World War, some educators in Iraq are looking to instill similar values in their own youth.

Japan, W Asia
(education • elementary school • Iraq • war)

Forget geisha and samurai, experience Japan by dressing up as an Osaka Obachan

Master Blaster
Dec 31, 2015

Coming to Japan and dressing up like a geisha is a bit like going to the USA and dressing up as a confederate soldier. Sure it’s fun, but it doesn’t really reflect modern society. What you need to feel the Japan of today is leopard print…and lots of it!

Japan
(culture • fashion • leopard • obachan • Osaka • Shinsekai)

Motorcycle cop caught on video applauded for doing his job by “not doing his job”【Video】

Master Blaster
Dec 30, 2015

Your feelings about the following video will probably depend on your own experiences with police on the road, but the officer in the clip has received huge praise here in Japan for handling a potential traffic violation.

Japan
(fine • police • traffic violation • video)

Just when you thought it was safe to go ba…NINJA CROW SHARK!!!

Master Blaster
Dec 29, 2015

A recent article published in the Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation unveiled this black beauty as a new species with one badass name: Ninja Crow Shark!

C America, Japan, USA
(lanternshark • Ninja • ninja crow shark • science • sharks • zoology)

Hide your daughters! Kagoshima’s suave new bear mascot is winning hearts all over

Master Blaster
Dec 25, 2015

Meet the bear that’s making women say: “I wanna fall prey to him!”

Internet, Japan
(bear • Greboo • Ikebear • Kagoshima • mascot • Tales of Greboo • television • yuru-kyara)

The Osaka taste sensation that no one in Osaka has ever heard of: Coffee & Raw Egg 【Taste Test】

Master Blaster
Dec 25, 2015

Japan’s Fuji TV recently branded the majority of Osakans as people who love putting raw egg into coffee. Not wanting to be left out, we gave it a try.

Japan, Korea
(coffee • food • Osaka • raw egg • taste test • weird)

The number one movie in Japan last weekend awakens to be…Yo-kai Watch!

Master Blaster
Dec 23, 2015

What were you expecting?

Japan
(box office • business • movies • Star Wars • The Force Awakens • Yo-Kai Watch)

McDonald’s Japan unleashes final appeal of 2015 to disgruntled fan base: Fancy cakes!

Master Blaster
Dec 22, 2015

The beleaguered fast-food giant wants everyone in Japan to know that it is now your one-stop spot for decadent Viennese Sachertortes and delectable Chocolat Zuccotto.

Japan
(cake • dessert • fast food • McCafe • McDonald's • Sachertorte • Zuccotto)

Living Christmas tree starts “Uber Illumination” service from Tokyo

Master Blaster
Dec 20, 2015

Those in downtown Tokyo may have seen a Christmas tree running wild in the streets. Fear not! It’s just Joseph Tame and his Christmas tree dispatch service!

Japan
(Christmas • Christmas lights • Christmas tree • Joseph Tame • Tokyo • Uber)

Emus? Rocks? Reefs? Yamaguchi Prefecture is the new Australia!

Master Blaster
Dec 19, 2015

Move over, Land Down Under! The “Administrative District Down and Off to the Side” of Japan not only looks like you, but can go toe-to-toe with many of your attractions.

Australia, Japan
(Akiyoshidai • emu • geography • Kintai Bridge • sightseeing • travel • Yamaguchi Prefecture)

Upcoming party in Shibuya combines house music with cutting open a tuna, girls get in free

Master Blaster
Dec 15, 2015

Hey, you got your tuna in my house music! Hey, you got your house music in my tuna! Wait a minute…

Japan
(dancing • house music • kaitai show • Shibuya • Tokyo • tuna)

K-Pop group Oh My Girl mistaken for sex workers, detained at LA airport

Master Blaster
Dec 13, 2015

OMG, indeed.

Korea, USA
(airport • K-pop • Los Angeles • mistake • Oh My Girl)

Feature-length Mario Warfare released! Relive all your favorite moments at once【Video】

Master Blaster
Dec 11, 2015

If you enjoyed YouTube hit Mario Warfare when it first streamed you can now watch it in its full, uncut version. And if you’ve never seen Mario Warfare before…boy are you in for a treat!