今日吃瓜

Tag - pete-hegseth

 
今日吃瓜
Search
 
November 11, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

PETE HEGSETH

Democrats' sweeping midterm victory leaves Donald Trump's foreign policy largely intact while shifting the broader fight over America's global role to the next U.S. presidential election.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2026
Midterms shake U.S. foreign policy, but no tectonic shifts
The real fight, which began the day after the ballot, is over U.S. foreign policy in the next administration.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2026
U.S. House blocks path to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
The impeachment articles accused Hegseth of the “high crimes and misdemeanors” of illegally ordering ?military actions in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela.
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.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth poses for a photo with Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on the sidelines of an expanded ASEAN defense ministers' summit in Cebu, the Philippines, on Wednesday in this image posted to Hegseth's official X account.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2026
U.S. and Japan defense chiefs agree to boost cooperation to prevent cyberattacks
The agreement comes as Japan continues to reel from almost daily revelations of serious data breaches.
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.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 16, 2026
Trump scraps Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution after fierce backlash
The plan was opposed at home and abroad, with U.S. Democrats and Republicans, the Catholic Church and the United Nations all expressing outrage.
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier arrives at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 9, 2026
USS Abraham Lincoln back in home port after troubled Persian Gulf deployment
The warship left California in November last year for the South China Sea, was rerouted to the Middle East and remained at sea until early September.
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.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense's FY27 budget request on Capitol Hill in April.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2026
America is running out of weapons. Blame Congress.
The U.S. is facing a “munitions shortage,” with stockpiles of critical offensive and defensive missiles severely depleted and shrinking.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speak as they prepare to train with soldiers from the U.S. Army at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia, in January.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2026
Koizumi and U.S. defense chief Hegseth agree to boost security cooperation
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have held eight rounds of talks since taking up their posts.
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after a news conference at the end of his participation in the NATO leaders summit in Ankara on July 8.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2026
Trump’s pressure on NATO is reshaping Europe’s defenses. Will it break the alliance?
At least eight member countries are beginning to diversify away from their reliance on U.S. weapons, technology and defense companies.
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.
Max Lederer, the embattled former publisher of Stars and Stripes, says that military personnel and their families are not the only ones who will be dealt a blow if the paper's reporting is gagged.
WORLD
Sep 15, 2026
Ousted Stars and Stripes publisher warns of rising attacks on press freedoms
Max Lederer, the ousted publisher of the U.S. military newspaper, says the paper’s clashes with the Pentagon are emblematic of a larger battle.
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.
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll testifies on budget requests during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in May.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2026
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after clash with Pete Hegseth
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s resignation leaves the service without several top leaders even as the conflict with Iran continues.
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.
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2026
Tumbling U.S. status in the world should be no surprise
A recent Pew Research Center report on global attitudes concludes that views of the U.S. worsened last year to the point where more people now view China with higher regard.
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.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘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.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER