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Caterpillar's Murmur

Far Off

(SUN) October 12th, 2025

8:05 p.m. I was far off the mark. So far off indeed that I almost feel refreshing.

Bond Girl who eventually became the most favored in win odds sank in 9th place, the second favored Admire Matsuri not much better in the 7th place, the third favored my Ms. Sekitoba in a miserable 10th place.

Three favored horses have sunk low and in that sense I guessed right, but I didn't expect Sekitoba would go down with them. Having been beaten all together by Lavanda, the level wasn't high.

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 October

  • October 13th (MON)
  • Sports 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.