36yo Kei Nishikori defeats 16yo Michael Antonius 6-4, 6-4 to reach the last qualifying round at the #USOpen.
Played VERY well today.
He will face fellow Japanese Rei Sakamoto (!) for a place in the main draw of his last career Slam.
What a story!
婚約しました。
嬉しい時も、辛い時も、たくさんの時間を共に過ごし、支え合いながら歩んできました。
いつしか、お互いにとってかけがえのない、なくてはならない存在となりました。
こうしてようやく皆様にご報告できることを、心から嬉しく思います。
これからも支え合いながら、変わらず私たちらしく、一歩ずつ歩んでいきたいと思います。
今後とも、温かく見守っていただけましたら嬉しいです。
三浦璃来 木原龍一
We’re engaged.
Through both the happy times and the difficult ones, we’ve shared so many moments together, supporting each other every step of the way.
Over time, we became irreplaceable parts of each other’s lives—someone neither of us could imagine life without.
We’re truly happy to finally be able to share this news with all of you.
As we begin this new chapter, we’ll continue to support each other and move forward together, one step at a time, while always staying true to who we are.
We hope you’ll continue to warmly support us and watch over us.
Riku & Ryuichi
#shesaidyes
Photo by Nobuaki Tanaka
JUST IN: 🇯🇵🇦🇺🇨🇳 Japan Takes Hypersonic Weapons To Australia, A Direct Signal To China
Japan and Australia have agreed to expand Japanese missile testing at Australian firing ranges for the next decade, including hypersonic weapons and other advanced missiles.
The move comes as China rapidly expands its missile forces and military reach across the Indo Pacific, pushing Tokyo and Canberra toward much deeper defense cooperation.
Japan will gain access to Australia’s vast testing areas while both countries strengthen capabilities for long range strike, advanced missiles and high end warfare.
🇨🇳 Beijing now faces a more closely integrated Japan Australia defense partnership operating on its doorstep.
The Indo Pacific arms race is accelerating, and Japan and Australia are moving together.
🚨 UKRAINE IS NOW HAMMERING THE MOSCOW REGION
A massive explosion at a Wildberries logistics complex near Moscow overnight, as Russia faced another major wave of Ukrainian drones.
At this point, is the mainstream media simply bored with how extraordinary this has become?
Ukraine is demonstrating an increasingly powerful ability to bring the war deep inside Russia.
But that raises the much bigger question:
If Moscow begins to view these attacks as an existential threat, how close does that move Russia toward crossing the nuclear line?