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(THU) January 29th, 2026

9:22 p.m. If I am to add anything else to my review, let me say that 4-year-olds are perfoming pretty well. The rate of 4-year-olds finishing above third place in the past 10 years is an astonishing 38.9%, which not to mention is the highest among all ages. Unless the step races aren't what reaises the horse's performance by extending or shortening the distance or there's a risk of damage from the previous race, it shall be better to put insurance on 4-year-olds.

The entry for Negishi Stakes has been closed today and the 4-year-olds that wil be running this year are Danon Figo and Ma Puce. No one is sure if Ma Puce could handle her first dirt race well or not, but if she draws a good post where she wouldn't have to bear the kicked-up dirt, perhaps you should keep her on your wheel. 3kg lighter weight is intriguing. Besides, this year's 4-year-olds are good, remember?

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Pocketchange
Pocketchange - How to charge your left-over Yen to digital money

If you are ready to leave Japan but have your pocket heavy with leftover Japanese Yen, why not empty your pockets and feel light with Pocketchange?

Holidays

Holidays of January

  • January 1st (MON)
  • New Year's Day
  • January 12th (MON)
  • Coming of Age Day

Food Catalog

Cream Anmitsu
Cream Anmitsu

Fed up with the heat? Here's a nice cold Japanse-style sweets to cheer you up! Cream Anmitsu is a delux version of Anmitsu, Kanten(Japanese gelatine) jelly and fruits with ice cream topping and Kuromitsu caramel sauce poured over it. And what's great, it's low calorie!

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Manned flight by oxyride dry-cell batteries project

The Tokyo Institute of Technology in cooperation with Panasonic, has led the project 'Manned Flight by Oxyride Dry-cell Battery' into the world's first success. On July 16th this year (2006), they made success in a trial of manned flight using commercially available oxyride batteries, in a project that they had been bringing forward together.