Notices by マリオ (Mario Menti) (mario@neko.cat), page 4

@AnthoDerv you're welcome 😂

This is a nice article about them, in English https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/06/12/music/tv-tairiku-ondo/

I believe テレビ大陸音頭 are barely over 20, and are currently taking Japan by storm. Maybe all is not lost. 😅
#テレビ大陸音頭

https://youtu.be/Wij82yNVohU?is=2aGtNXPpZ-yxG8nj

"English cows go “moo”, while French cows go “meuh”, and Korean cows go “음메”. These differences raise the question: how can cultures hear the same physical sounds yet translate them into language so differently? Analyzing animal onomatopoeia across languages can demystify how we shape sound into meaning."

This is fantastic, and after reading, you'll be able to converse with cats, ducks and pigs in countries across the world. 😁

How do animals sound across languages?
https://pudding.cool/2025/03/language/

For a band whose members are only graduating from university this year, the first Trooper Salute album 友達がいました seems incredibly mature.

They've only been going a few years (they're only in their very early twenties), and their initial releases were more straightforward indie pop that left me somewhat cold, but this a huge step forward. Really impressive.
#TrooperSalute

https://ssfuga.lnk.to/Tomodachigaimashita

Pichai largely sidestepped the issue of AI in his remarks, though he appeared to make light of the expected protests. "People thought it would be really difficult for me," he said. "It is the last two letters of my last name, after all."

Contender for the lamest joke of the year. 🙄 These guys have no idea how hated they and their companies are.

Dozens walk out as Google boss addresses Stanford graduates
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx10gg2r2vo

"If Trump and Netanyahu had set out to demonstrate the futility of war, they could not have staged it better."

Trump hails Iran deal that fixes nothing except a problem his war caused https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/analysis-us-iran-peace-deal-nuclear-talks-resume?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

I'm actually in favour of a social media ban, but not just for children - just outright ban all commercial social media apps. Much simpler to implement, and much better outcomes guaranteed for society and for everyone. 😁

This is really interesting on the history of kanji in Japanese, and the various attempts to get rid of them or otherwise modernise the language. Japan adopting French as the national language is my favourite. 😅

Kanji Forever? Why Japan Still Uses Chinese Characters, But Korea Mostly Doesn't - Unseen Japan

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-kanji-korea-hanja-abolition/

For those who like instrumental math rock - great live session by Chengdu's #Fayzz

https://youtu.be/BfAiKgg8k1E

Amazing evening with Risa Takeda 武田理沙 and Yoshida Tatsuya 吉田達也 at Cafe Oto tonight.

Occasional reminder that if you still have an X account, I will not accept any of your excuses as valid. That goes for private people as well as (especially) politicians.

Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/10/elon-musk-x-not-face-action-uk-government-posts-inciting-violence-belfast?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

“We prefer the language of diplomacy, but we speak other languages far more fluently. Break your commitments, and we’ll switch to what we speak best. You ride the horse you saddled!”

If nothing else, Iran’s command of the English language is far superior to Trump’s gibberish toddler speak.

@solsetur
Lol, you have to when in S Korea 😁
I took this a few years when I was in Seoul...

envy playing my favourite song of theirs, with a sakura flower installation... I can't not love this

Botanical installation "Sakura x envy"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dFm_Rx-16ws&si=zduM4JKKsH_oXd4-

@Annacats my two black cats (one 14 year old, and the other 7 months) 😻

Oh yes, if you're wondering why 6 June, it's one these slightly elaborate Japanese puns. In Japanese, ケロケロ (kero kero) is used to describe the sound frogs make (like ribbit in English). The number 6 is 六 (roku), so it takes the "ro" from roku and combines it with "ke" to make 「ケ ロ(6)、ケ ロ(6)」, ke ro(6) ke ro(6).

@kapibaralove カエルの日！😹

Today (6 June) is カエルの日 (frog day) in Japan.

Frogs (カエル、kaeru) are honoured at shrines and temples across Japan. Because "kaeru" sounds the same as the verb 帰る,"to return", frogs are a symbol of safe return.

I took this picture of a small frog shrine in Todoroki Ravine Park in Setagaya, Tokyo, a couple of years ago.

#カエルの日

I never really "got" the previous Trooper Salute releases, but the two songs from their upcoming album are both fantastic.

A big step forward IMO, or maybe a step sideways into more interesting and slightly weirder territory, but without losing their pop sensibilities completely.
#TrooperSalute

Trooper Salute "埒" Music Video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NNLAY3y-tPo&si=Y05yNnuh5Kvyzkvh