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On 9 August 2007, Darvish acknowledged reports of a relationship with the Japanese actress, Saeko, in a post-game interview. He also announced that they were planning to get married, and that Saeko was pregnant with their first child. The couple married in November 2007, in what Japanese tabloids reported was a shotgun wedding. They have two sons, but divorced in 2012. Coincidentally, Darvish's divorce was finalized on the same day that he officially signed with the Texas Rangers.
Darvish established a humanitarian fund dedicated to the construction, installation, and maintenance of wells, well pumps, and rainwater storage facilities in developing countries called the "Yu Darvish Water Fund" in February 2007. He has announced plans to contribute to this fund by donating 100,000 yen each time he notches a regular season win. The fund is managed by the Japan Water Forum.
An entertainment company, Avex Group Holdings Inc. managing Darvish's non-baseball rights worldwide and Darvish has appeared in many ads including SEIKO WATCH, Asahi Dry Black Beer, POCARI SWEAT, etc. Also, Darvish has appeared in many Japan's men's fashion magazine covers in GQ, Men's Non-No, Gainer, as a model. Darvish was selected as the "GQ Men of the Year" in Feb. 2012 Japan's issue.
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