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The Irish Sun
9 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Tennis ace Kei Nishikori who was caught cheating on wife with model apologises days after withdrawing from Wimbledon
TENNIS star Kei Nishikori has issued a public apology after reportedly cheating on his wife with a model. Nishikori, 35, has struggled with persistent injury throughout the season and was thus forced to withdraw from both the French Open as well as Wimbledon. 3 Kei Nishikori issued a public apology after reportedly cheating on his wife with a model 3 Nishikori has been married to wife Mai Yamaguchi since 2020 3 Nishikori has allegedly been having a year-long affair with Azuki Oguchi Just two days after his withdrawal from the Championships the Japanese star addressed matters outside the court regarding his personal life. According to Japanese outlet , the World No61 is alleged to have had a years-long affair with model Azuki Oguchi while being married to wife Mai Yamaguchi . The reported infidelity was uncovered after the former World No4 was photographed visiting Oguchi's apartment last week in Japan. Nishikori issued a "deep" apology to his wife and two children - aged four and one - as well fans, tennis chiefs, sponsors and other related parties. Read More on Tennis The ex-US Open finalist also stated his plan to focus solely on the sport while being a "responsible member of society". Nishikori said: "I deeply apologise for causing discomfort to everyone who supports me: tennis fans, associations, sponsors, and other related parties, and for their concern and inconvenience due to my dishonest behavior. "Additionally, I deeply regret making my wife and children feel hurt. "Moving forward, in order to fulfil my role as a responsible member of society, I will focus solely on tennis competitions and achieving results. We will do everything possible to regain their trust." Most read in Sport Nishikori and Yamaguchi - also known by her nickname Ako Mizuki - married in 2020, which was five years after their relationship started. Shukan Bunshun add the tennis star first met Oguchi in 2022 when they met in Honolulu, Hawaii. He's very lucky' - Tennis star's racket almost flies into Queen's Club spectator in shocking scenes A year later, Oguchi was alleged to have been confronted by her then-boyfriend over the affair. The unnamed partner also spoke to Nishikori after finding out about their relationship, it's been claimed. The outlet adds the former Wimbledon quarter-finalist hired a lawyer in order to mediate and avoid a public scandal. Nishikori's relationship with Oguchi came to an end shortly after but allegedly resumed last year when he told her he "no longer loves his wife" and that they are solely together for the sake of their children.
CNN
31-01-2025
- CNN
A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It's expanding and residents are worried
Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck driver whose vehicle was swallowed by the hole. On Tuesday, part of a road intersection in Saitama prefecture, about 18 miles north of Japan's capital, opened up, swallowing a three-ton truck and its driver, a 74-year-old man, prompting a rescue mission now in its fourth day. The pit has expanded to 40 meters wide – four times its width when it first appeared, a local official told CNN on Friday. 'The inside is gouging and it's getting bigger every day,' the official from Saitama Prefecture's Sewerage Works Division said. Rescuers have used cranes to lift part of the truck out of the hole and have sent drones underground but have not been able to communicate with the truck driver since Tuesday. Authorities believe that corroded sewer pipes may have caused the earth to fall in. Leaking wastewater may have further eroded the surrounding soil, widening the chasm, they said. Two hundred households have been asked to evacuate from the area since Tuesday, local authorities said. Local authorities also asked 1.2 million residents to refrain from bathing and doing laundry in a bid to cut down on wastewater, which could further complicate rescue efforts in the fragile area. The sudden opening of the earth has sparked fears among some in the densely-populated region about the labyrinth of ageing pipes beneath their homes and businesses. 'I live close to the area, and I've been watching all the news footage. The moment the hole widens was really scary,' said one user on the social media platform, X. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism told CNN Friday that it has ordered emergency inspections of similar sewer pipes across Saitama and six other prefectures, home to around 39 million people. Sinkholes are most common in areas underlain by rocks like gypsum, limestone and other carbonate rocks, which can be naturally dissolved by groundwater, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Much of the state of Florida is underlain by limestone, making it extremely susceptible to the phenomena, USGS noted. Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments. But he warned that when a large underground waterpipe ruptures, leaked water could wash away these sediments, creating a sinkhole. Much of Japan's public infrastructure was built between the 1960s and 1970s during an economic boom in the wake of World War II, during which much of Tokyo was destroyed by American bombing raids. The sewage system in question in the Saitama prefecture is about 42 years old. 'We will have such events more in the future because the decay of underground pipes is ongoing little by little, and many pipes are located below roads,' Oguchi said. Reiko Kuwano, a civil engineering professor from Tokyo University, said inspecting pipes buried deep underground is always a challenge. At the traffic intersection in Saitama on Friday, rescuers raced to reach the driver trapped for days meters below the tarmac. The mission has proven difficult so far, the official from Sewerage Works Division told CNN. He said the original hole that brought down the driver had merged with a second sinkhole nearby, resulting in the expansion of the sinkhole. The driver was 'buried in earth and sand, and if we bring heavy equipment near the asphalt it might fall in,' he said. He said rescue workers are planning to build a ramp to bring the heavy equipment from an angle. 'We're working hard building the ramp and aiming to get it built by today,' he said.
CNN
31-01-2025
- CNN
A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It's expanding and residents are worried
Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck driver whose vehicle was swallowed by the hole. On Tuesday, part of a road intersection in Saitama prefecture, about 18 miles north of Japan's capital, opened up, swallowing a three-ton truck and its driver, a 74-year-old man, prompting a rescue mission now in its fourth day. The pit has expanded to 40 meters wide – four times its width when it first appeared, a local official told CNN on Friday. 'The inside is gouging and it's getting bigger every day,' the official from Saitama Prefecture's Sewerage Works Division said. Rescuers have used cranes to lift part of the truck out of the hole and have sent drones underground but have not been able to communicate with the truck driver since Tuesday. Authorities believe that corroded sewer pipes may have caused the earth to fall in. Leaking wastewater may have further eroded the surrounding soil, widening the chasm, they said. Two hundred households have been asked to evacuate from the area since Tuesday, local authorities said. Local authorities also asked 1.2 million residents to refrain from bathing and doing laundry in a bid to cut down on wastewater, which could further complicate rescue efforts in the fragile area. The sudden opening of the earth has sparked fears among some in the densely-populated region about the labyrinth of ageing pipes beneath their homes and businesses. 'I live close to the area, and I've been watching all the news footage. The moment the hole widens was really scary,' said one user on the social media platform, X. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism told CNN Friday that it has ordered emergency inspections of similar sewer pipes across Saitama and six other prefectures, home to around 39 million people. Sinkholes are most common in areas underlain by rocks like gypsum, limestone and other carbonate rocks, which can be naturally dissolved by groundwater, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Much of the state of Florida is underlain by limestone, making it extremely susceptible to the phenomena, USGS noted. Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments. But he warned that when a large underground waterpipe ruptures, leaked water could wash away these sediments, creating a sinkhole. Much of Japan's public infrastructure was built between the 1960s and 1970s during an economic boom in the wake of World War II, during which much of Tokyo was destroyed by American bombing raids. The sewage system in question in the Saitama prefecture is about 42 years old. 'We will have such events more in the future because the decay of underground pipes is ongoing little by little, and many pipes are located below roads,' Oguchi said. Reiko Kuwano, a civil engineering professor from Tokyo University, said inspecting pipes buried deep underground is always a challenge. At the traffic intersection in Saitama on Friday, rescuers raced to reach the driver trapped for days meters below the tarmac. The mission has proven difficult so far, the official from Sewerage Works Division told CNN. He said the original hole that brought down the driver had merged with a second sinkhole nearby, resulting in the expansion of the sinkhole. The driver was 'buried in earth and sand, and if we bring heavy equipment near the asphalt it might fall in,' he said. He said rescue workers are planning to build a ramp to bring the heavy equipment from an angle. 'We're working hard building the ramp and aiming to get it built by today,' he said.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Yahoo
A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It's expanding and residents are worried
Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck driver whose vehicle was swallowed by the hole. On Tuesday, part of a road intersection in Saitama prefecture, about 18 miles north of Japan's capital, opened up, swallowing a three-ton truck and its driver, a 74-year-old man, prompting a rescue mission now in its fourth day. The pit has expanded to 40 meters wide – four times its width when it first appeared, a local official told CNN on Friday. 'The inside is gouging and it's getting bigger every day,' the official from Saitama Prefecture's Sewerage Works Division said. Rescuers have used cranes to lift part of the truck out of the hole and have sent drones underground but have not been able to communicate with the truck driver since Tuesday. Authorities believe that corroded sewer pipes may have caused the earth to fall in. Leaking wastewater may have further eroded the surrounding soil, widening the chasm, they said. Two hundred households have been asked to evacuate from the area since Tuesday, local authorities said. Local authorities also asked 1.2 million residents to refrain from bathing and doing laundry in a bid to cut down on wastewater, which could further complicate rescue efforts in the fragile area. The sudden opening of the earth has sparked fears among some in the densely-populated region about the labyrinth of ageing pipes beneath their homes and businesses. 'I live close to the area, and I've been watching all the news footage. The moment the hole widens was really scary,' said one user on the social media platform, X. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism told CNN Friday that it has ordered emergency inspections of similar sewer pipes across Saitama and six other prefectures, home to around 39 million people. Sinkholes are most common in areas underlain by rocks like gypsum, limestone and other carbonate rocks, which can be naturally dissolved by groundwater, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Much of the state of Florida is underlain by limestone, making it extremely susceptible to the phenomena, USGS noted. Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments. But he warned that when a large underground waterpipe ruptures, leaked water could wash away these sediments, creating a sinkhole. Much of Japan's public infrastructure was built between the 1960s and 1970s during an economic boom in the wake of World War II, during which much of Tokyo was destroyed by American bombing raids. The sewage system in question in the Saitama prefecture is about 42 years old. 'We will have such events more in the future because the decay of underground pipes is ongoing little by little, and many pipes are located below roads,' Oguchi said. Reiko Kuwano, a civil engineering professor from Tokyo University, said inspecting pipes buried deep underground is always a challenge. At the traffic intersection in Saitama on Friday, rescuers raced to reach the driver trapped for days meters below the tarmac. The mission has proven difficult so far, the official from Sewerage Works Division told CNN. He said the original hole that brought down the driver had merged with a second sinkhole nearby, resulting in the expansion of the sinkhole. The driver was 'buried in earth and sand, and if we bring heavy equipment near the asphalt it might fall in,' he said. He said rescue workers are planning to build a ramp to bring the heavy equipment from an angle. 'We're working hard building the ramp and aiming to get it built by today,' he said.
