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A Bit More Thinking

(SAT) February 14th, 2026

8:28 p.m. Oh, dear. I knew Eri King and Redentor would be favored, though I didn't expect the win odds to be this low. What's more, 8-year-old Yoho Lake is the third favored in Kyoto Kien. I guess we all think the same. The names of horses remaining on my "to buy" list are, Redentor, Yoho Lake, Ecoro Dinos, Eri King and Shake Your Heart, but these are the top five favored horses and I wonder if I should buy betting tickets while there are risks for Redentor or Eri King to screw up.

Kyodo Tsushin-hai seem slightly better than Kyoto, despite the field even smaller. The horses remainig on my list are Sanono Greater, Divine Wind, Realize Sirius, and Lovcen.

A bit more thinking might be necessary to decide which race to bet on , which horse to bet on, as well as how I place my money.

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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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.