emperor emeritus akihito had been staying home because of the coronavirus pandemic.e made his outing after the state of emergency was lifted across japan. the emperor emeritus and empress emerita moved into t temporary accommodationn in late march. they're waiting for the end of renovations at the palace. >>> people in tokyo saw sudden bursts of thunderstorms last night, but we woke up to clear skies on friday morning. our meteorologist yoko komagata tells us how long the sunny weather will continue. yoko. >> well, we are expecting thunderstorms on friday afternoon as temperatures rise. a high pressure system will bring sunny conditions and pretty hot temperatures to a large portion of japan on friday. at the same time, upper cold air will spread into the country, creating unstable conditions. we may see some isolated thunderstorms in the kahn tu region, including tokyo in the afternoon and into the evening. some of the thunderstorms could produce sudden bursts of downpours, hail, and damaging winds. also watch out for flash flooding in the urban areas. it's going to