. >> reporter: fukushima and gifu are more than 500 kilometers apart. they don't know when they'll have a chance to see their dog again. it's time to leave. the children promise they will come back soon. cha watches them go and keeps watching long after they've gone. >> the shelter's manages say they'll look after the dogs for two years. if the owners are still not able to take them back by then, a search will begin for foster homes. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> lots of sunshine here in tokyo, but a very different picture in china it seems. let's turn to rachel ferguson for the details. >> hi there. why clear skies across much of japan today. it will be changing from this evening, though. showers make their way over from central china. the shanghai region and down in towards