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Caterpillar's Murmur

Nakayama 1800m Revenge

(MON) March 16th, 2026

8:07 p.m. Not sure where or how I could vent out my frustration caused by Spring Staks as well as the WBC. I can't do anything about WBC, but I shall get my Nakayama 1800m revenge with a Nakayama 1800m race.

As I checked the calendar with bloody eyes, I found a perfect opportunity lying around this weekend. Oh? Flower Cup, G3 on Saturday. Limited to 3-year-old female horses. The average payout for trios for the past 10 years is 10,372 yen. It looks much more attractive than Hanshin Dai-shoten.

The only problem is that it's on Saturday while I'm having a full week of work, chores, zoom meeting and clinic visits.

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 March

  • March 20nd (FRI)
  • Vernal Equinox 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.