It is ARIMA-KINEN day today.

There is two Horse-Racin groups in Japan.

One is JRA (Japan Racing Association).

It is generally called 'Chuo-Keiba' (Central Horse-Racing) in Japanese.

Another is NRA (Nippon Racing Association).

It is generally called 'Chiho-Keiba' (Local....).

ARIMA-KINEN is the last and the biggest race in JRA in this year.

This is also called 'Gland Prix' and held in Nakayama Racing Course in Chiba.

The strong horses can entry in this race.

The triple crown horse of 3 year's classic in this year

The strongest mare who won Japan-Cup in this year

Last champion of this race who won Dubai World Cup in this year

entry in this race in this year.

People who could not hit betting in ARIMA-KINEN (or also who won) go to

TOKYO-DAI-SYOTEN (Grand Prix of Tokyo) which is the last and big race in NRA.

It is held in a few days after ARIMA-KINEN in Oh-i Racing Course Tokyo,

This course is in the way to Haneda Airport.

We can see it from the train of Tokyo Mono-Rail.

Many people will lose big money in this year, too.

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announsed that

"Fukushima 1st electric power plant is stopped with under 100 degrees stably.

Crisis is over."

in 17 Dec,

Detail is below.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201112170007

These are comments of the workers in Fukushima 1st plant,

picking them up from Tokyo newspaper(Japanese site).

http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/national/news/CK2011121702000035.html

I cannot understand to say such a thing . We have been able not to enter into the building of nuclear reactor and not to take nuclear fuel out from there yet.

It seems I became not to understand Japanese. Judging from the state of nuclear power plants that we see every day, it is impossible. Why does he let it finish within this year although it takes decades to decommissioning ?

I thought it is kidding. It must not be convergence. Cause now we just cool it, making huge of polluted water, it can stay in low temperature. It is quite far from steady state.

I do not know how I understand his declaration. Work has yet to converge. We are still working in the risk of radiation.

If Earthquake happens again, or it become unable to cool the reactor, all will end. We are not in the situation that we can take out atomic fuel. I wonder how he intends to deal with large amounts of contaminated wastes. I can only imagine they are watching the situation lightly.

The government is just lying about. Who goes to take atomic fuel out? Damage was extensive, but they says just like an inconsequential incident. Why did they tell the truth?

It was 'Kanji' day in 12 December.

Kanji expressing this year was released in KIYOMIZU temple in Kyoto.

Japanese language constitutes by 'Hira-gana', 'Kata-kana' and 'Kanji'.

Hiragana is used normally, Katakana is used for foreign words, example

for 'icecream', 'America', 'Orange' and 'computer', etc.

Kanji is Chinese letter, having means in each word, used for short cut.

First we didn't have original letters and used Chinese letter directly,

but it is said that some female auther made 'Hiragana' 'Katakana' and

start to use them for their works in more than 1,200 years ago.

Kanji of this year is 'Kizuna ( bonds between people)'.

496,997 voted totally and Kizuna got 61.453 agreements.

It is because they reconfirm the 'kizuna' to their family in the earthquake

in 3.11, or 'Nadeshiko Japan' female national soccer team, had strong

'kizuna' when they got Gold medal in World-Cup.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201112120055

Many people run to near supermarket, and buy up drinks and water,

dry-foods, toilet papers, etc in Tokyo Area.

Where is Kizuna?

I doubt about their common sense.

Noodles in Supermarket in 13 Mar

Drinks limited 2 bottles for person in 3 Apr

We had Moon eclipse in 10 Dec.

Next chance to see eclipse is (Sun) annular one in

21 May 2012, for 304 second from 7:32 AM.

Best spot is Tokyo area !.

Why do't you make a plan to travel to Japan?