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Paradise for Trailers

(FRI) January 17th, 2025

8:14 p.m. Checking out the result of the barrier draw. Hmmm. The front runners have mostly concentrated in the inner posts. Depending on how Touchwood moves, the pace might get tight.

Even if the first half didn't get so tight, it's highly likely to be required long-lasting speed and stamina. The results of the past three years back that up since five out of nine high performers were shortening their distances, which means they had been enhanced of their stamina. Year 2021 could be thought as an exception as the top three finishers were all from either from a same distance race or a shorter one however, the level of the competitors this year weren't that high with four of them over seven years old.

Although we are in for some rain in Tokyo from Sunday afternoon, Chukyo seems to be clear over the weekend. So I guess wouldn't have to worry about front runners holding out till the finish line. Hopefully, it would be a paradise for trailers.

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Caterpillar

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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 13th (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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airframe seen from side
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.