"The Japan Racing Association (Japanese: \u65E5\u672C\u4E2D\u592E\u7AF6\u99AC\u4F1A Nippon Ch\u016B\u014D Keiba Kai, or JRA) is a public company established to operate Ch\u016B\u014D Keiba (\u4E2D\u592E\u7AF6\u99AC Central horse racing) and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities.It was founded in 1954, according to the Horse Racing Law (\u7AF6\u99AC\u6CD5 Keiba H\u014D) and the Japan Racing Association Law (\u65E5\u672C\u4E2D\u592E\u7AF6\u99AC\u4F1A\u6CD5 Nippon Ch\u016B\u014D Keiba Kai H\u014D) and is operated under the strict oversight of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)."@en .