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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting in Cebu, Philippines, on Oct. 28.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2026
Hegseth accused of crimes and misconduct in impeachment effort
Hegseth is among the most enthusiastic backers of the Iran war, which spiked energy prices, fueled inflation and doomed Republicans in the midterms.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting on Oct. 28 in Cebu, the Philippines. Democrats are planning to target Hegseth in Congress while Republicans are blaming the Iran war he championed for their recent election losses.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
Pressure mounts on U.S. defense chief after Republican election rout
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have blamed election losses on the Iran war, for which Hegseth is a key advocate.
Pete Hegseth, U.S. secretary of defense, during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2026
Hegseth faces bipartisan push for his ouster after midterms
Democrats and some Republicans plan to zero in on Hegseth as they seek accountability for U.S. President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at an ASEAN meeting in Cebu, the Philippines, on Wednesday. Since returning to office early last year, U.S. President Donald Trump has overseen a purge of top military personnel, which Hegseth has insisted is simply the president choosing the leaders he wants.
WORLD
Oct 30, 2026
U.S. fires senior army general over alleged leaks: reports
Since returning to office early last year, Trump has overseen a purge of top military personnel, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
President Xi Jinping’s sweeping purge of China’s military has concentrated power in his hands and raises the risk of aggression toward Taiwan, meaning the U.S. must be ready.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2026
Xi’s military purges make U.S. deterrence more urgent
President Xi Jinping’s sweeping purge of China’s military has concentrated power in his hands and raised the risk of aggression toward Taiwan.
Boeing under CEO Kelly Ortberg has secured major defense contracts, a Starliner revival and 737 Max clearance that could reverse years of losses if the company executes successfully.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2026
Boeing’s stealth-fighter coup is a turning point
NASA recently threw the embattled Starliner a lifeline by agreeing to use the spacecraft to fly an uncrewed mission to the ISS.
A Ukrainian serviceman prepares a Starlink satellite internet systems near the front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine, in 2024.
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Oct 15, 2026
What is Starshield, SpaceX’s military version of Starlink?
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said the two systems are separate, though in many cases they share the same underlying satellite technology.
Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, is pictured in an undated handout photo
WORLD
Oct 9, 2026
U.S. military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
Nidal Hasan’s execution will be the first by the U.S. military since 1961, and the first it has carried out by firing squad since World War II.
A van drives near B?1B Lancer bombers at the RAF Fairford airbase in England on Sept. 28.
WORLD
Oct 6, 2026
Potential Iranian drone attack led to exit of U.S. aircraft from British air base
The suspected attack was part of an Iranian plot to strike aircraft and kill some of the several hundred American personnel stationed there.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to the media after a meeting involving the Financial Services Agency, the Bank of Japan, the National Cybersecurity Office and top financial institutions following concerns about potential vulnerabilities linked to Anthropic's Mythos AI model in Tokyo in April.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 22, 2026
National security and the stakes of ‘technology sovereignty’
Investment in dual-use technologies is increasingly seen as an efficient way for states to acquire critical capabilities.
A fighter jet takes off during nighttime operations on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 16, 2026
Iran war has cost U.S. $38 billion over five months, congressional study finds
The expenses include replacing expended munitions and equipment lost in battle, as well as fuel costs, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office has?said.
An Air Self?Defense Force PRODRONE PD4?AW?X drone is put on display at Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture in June 2024.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 6, 2026
Turning dual-use technology into defense capability
What Japan now needs is an end-to-end implementation process that can transform dual-use technologies into operational capabilities at meaningful scale and speed.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg (left) sits with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he meets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon in Washington in July last year.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2026
White House reviews candidates to replace Pentagon No. 2 Steve Feinberg
Sources did not say why the White House was reviewing potential replacements and did not specify which candidates the it was considering.
Stars and Stripes' Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin told CBS News he was being fired for "insubordination" following an interview with the network where he spoke about disagreements with the Department of Defense.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2026
Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticize interference
The firings came after the paper, which is partially funded by the Pentagon but has long had editorial independence, reported on grim conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an unidentified location in early March.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2026
The U.S. ammo crunch is a global disaster
The missile scarcity constrains Trump’s military options and could have strategic consequences, including limiting the ability to deter China, North Korea and Russia.
Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher of a Patriot air defense system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine on Aug. 4, 2024.
WORLD
Jul 28, 2026
Pentagon says it will not finish spending Ukraine funds until year Trump leaves office, source says
Democrats and some of Trump’s fellow Republicans had criticized the Pentagon for sitting on aid ?for Kyiv, which members of both parties had backed last year.
Latin American countries often spend roughly 1.2% to 1.3% of GDP on defense, according to a senior U.S. Defense Department official.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2026
Pentagon urges Latin American countries to raise defense budgets
The U.S. Department of Defense wants increased security spending to fight organized crime.
An American soldier demonstrates how to fly a drone during a training exercise at a U.S. military facility in Hohenfels, Germany, on April 30.
COMMENTARY
Jul 8, 2026
America’s battlefield dominance is under serious threat
The U.S. still possesses the most capable military, but its ability to dominate a battlefield is under threat due to the rapid evolution of warfare.
U.S. Marines and Japanese and Australian soldiers prepare to take part in Exercise Southern Jackaroo in northeast Australia on May 29. The U.S. military's participation falls under the recently renamed U.S. Pacific Command.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2026
Indo-Pacific name change unnerves many
Names reveal strategic priorities. Even if the area of responsibility has not been altered.
Alibaba said it has engaged with the Pentagon for months over the blacklist designation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2026
Alibaba sues U.S., seeking removal from Pentagon’s blacklist
The Hangzhou-based company argued that the Pentagon hadn’t provided substantial evidence or explanation for adding the e-commerce leader to the list.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.

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