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(SUN) February 1st, 2026

8:32 p.m. I hate to have to admit it, but losing has become my stadard. My Negishi Stakes finished with third, fourth, fifth, and seventh place.

After all, the horses starting from outer posts did not go up front therefore the pace settled at average, giving advantage to inner post lookers. The finishing record 1 min. 23.3 seconds is nothing out of the ordinary even considering the dry track condition, and I must say the level of this year's Negishi Stakes wasn't high. Lemon Pop won this race with 1 min. 22.5 seconds, you know? Well, that seems to explain why Lord Fons and Battle Cry finished first and second, while Emperor Wakea sunk in sixth place.

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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 February

  • February 11th (WED)
  • National Foundation Day
  • February 23rd (MON)
  • Emperor's Birthday

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.