Notices by マリオ (Mario Menti) (mario@neko.cat)

Taiwan's representative to Finland explores heavy metal diplomacy - Focus Taiwan

https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202511290008?utm_source=ft.app&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=ftapp

> Freddy Lim (林昶佐), Taiwan's representative to Finland, has successfully built connections with local politicians through a joint heavy metal concert with Finnish bands in Helsinki on Thursday.

Shai-Hulud sounds like a very cool undergound band. I liked them better before they became famous.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before. In the bilibili mobile app, moving your finger up or down over the currently playing video adjusts the volume!

I still find it a little weird that one of my favourite live videos this year is by a Japanese idol band.
Although RAY are definitely the most interesting one (their album "White" this year is really good), and there is quite a bit of Japanese math rock royalty on stage here. 😊
#RAY

https://youtu.be/wgFMWVLurRQ?si=FCipdmN2QLx07bAV

There's a company selling "modern Japanese sake" called Dreamsake.

Please meet my new company Fucksake, selling the cheapest and strongest sake available.

I really liked this film, despite its length (I often struggle with long films, and Kokuho is just under 3 hours). Really recommend seeing it when it's released (not sure when it comes to the UK).

Oscar entry ‘Kokuho’ breaks 22-year-old Japan box-office record
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/25/film/kokuho-film-break-record/

The Premises (where we rehearse, not sure how they overlooked us and mention has-beens Radiohead instead 😅) was in the Observer this weekend!

The corner cafe where music history is made | The Observer https://observer.co.uk/culture/music/article/the-corner-cafe-where-music-history-is-made

Woke up this morning to this 😹

Some interesting Chinese CAPTCHA screens where you have to select the Hanzi in the correct order.

We brought her back this dumpling 🥟 toy from Taipei, and she loves it. She bashes it all around the house (and at about 14 years old, she's not young anymore).
#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

https://tripledeer.bandcamp.com/album/sowal

I’m starting to go over some of my favourite albums this year, and this live version is great.
Triple Deer are a Taiwanese post rock (ish, sort of) band that sing in Amis, one of the indigenous languages of Taiwan. I really like the album this comes from, SOWAL.

#TripleDeer #Taiwan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APi-mb3ndC8

New sticker I bought in Taipei the other day. On my now nearly five year old S21, which is still going strong. #Caturday

I watched the first episode of イクサガミ (Last Samurai Standing) tonight, but honestly, I'm not sold. It just seems too much like "Squid Games in the Meiji Period" to me...

Yet another literal hell on earth involving live animal transport on ships.

Take Action: Email Template to Help the Cows on the Spiridon II

https://www.theanimalreader.com/2025/11/16/take-action-email-template-to-help-the-cows-on-the-spiridon-ii/

If you're into blackgaze, this split EP by Bejing's Asthenia and London-based World Coda is fantastic! 🥰

#Asthenia #WorldCoda #Blackgaze #China

https://worldcoda.bandcamp.com/album/rupture

Maokong hike and ice cream 🍦
#Maokong #Taipei #台北

Taipei meet-up 🥰 #Taipei #台北

Taipei at night, from 中國文化大學情人坡
#Taipei #台北

Houtong Cat Village 😻
#Houtong #HoutongCatVillage #猴硐貓村 #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTaipei #Taiwan #台灣