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Caterpillar's Murmur

Won't be Attractive

(WED) February 11th, 2026

8:33 p.m. Oh, no. My head was filled with Kyodo Tsushin-hai run at Tokyo for this weekend, but there's Kyoto Kinen at Kyoto. I totally forgot about that.

Kyoto turf is beginning to lean on the trailer and closer's side, giving them more advantage than front runners. I'll get torn between two races again where I don't really have much time as Tokyo Shinbun-hai has been postponed to Tuesday. Let's take a look at the entrees of each race, anyway.

Lovcen, the Hopeful Stakes winner is entering Kyodotsushin-hai, as well as Realize Sirius that ran in Asahi-hai Futurity Stakes previously, but that's about all for the big names. It also looks like it's going to be a small-field race. Whereas Kyoto has the entry of... 14 horses at the moment, which means that Kyoto Kinen also might become a small-field race. Additionally, Eri King and Redentor are entering. I'm sure the odds won't be so attractive, unless either one sinks.

The End

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 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.