enterprises from hokkaido in northern japan also promoted their local foods with unique ideas. this is frozen sushi. the company uses an original frozen technology to preserve its natural flavor. so when we unfreeze it, it tastes just as good as raw sushi. this is spicy salmon oil. the red package is carefully chosen to pitch the product to hong kong and mainland buyers. red is their favorite color. >> translator: japanese food tastes so good, and it's very clean. >> translator: i like this hokkaido brand very much. i ate this when i was over there. >> translator: hong kong gives us the chance to expand our products to other countries. that's why we decided to come here. >> reporter: rikishi came to hong kong as a sales representative for armory prefecture, also in northern japan. the local government and producers are hoping to export rice since sales in japan have been declining. rikishi is stressing the taste and aroma of his product. while in hong kong he is also meeting a local food importer he started approaching last year. rikishi explains he can accept an order for next

it's now affecting hokkaido of japan with flooding rains and it will continue to be very wet throughout your morning hours. spreading towards the south this afternoon. but staying dry in central and southern japan today. it's also going to be very hot here once again. 34 degrees in tokyo, hovering around 35 in western japan. in some cases reaching the upper 30s and staying hot in southeastern china again. over towards the americas, very active storm system affecting southern mexico. this will be tropical storm frank that is really affecting the southern coast of mexico. it's just going to continue to move parallel to the coast here bringing very windy conditions and very heavy rain. could potentially become a hurricane later on in the week. so we'll keep you updated on that. as for north america, we've got this very large system impacting manitoba in central canada right now. it's not moving very much at all, so it will be bringing stormy and windy conditions for the next few days. severe thunderstorms likely to also erupt down in the central plains as well. looking much calmer towards

now, in terps of rainfall we've seen over 200 millimeters up in the north in hokkaido which is really quite staggering for this region here. we also had reports of very brief heavy showers occurring in kyoto as well. there have been some flooding reports and many homes losing electricity as well. and as you can see, for your friday, we are going to see much calmer conditions. good spells of sunshine throughout the country and still quite stormy out towards the pacific. we've got lots of humid air entering from the south. that will be causing those afternoon showers. do watch out for that. taking a look at the bigger picture, you can see the heavy rain impacting south korea right now. that's going to be a bit of a concern. the ground here is quite saturated due to the storm system making its way through earlier in the week. and at the tail end of this frontal system as well, there is going to be some showers. quite heavy showers through sichuan province and some of that rain affecting southern guangzhou as well. can't rule out the possibility of further landslides here. temperatures wi

about 29 degrees in hokkaido. so not too bad, but definitely hitting the mid to upper 30s for the rest of mainland japan. central sections coming in at 37 for so sack ka as well as nagoya. strong heat as well today. tokyo at 32 for your high. not quite as high as yesterday but strong heat and dangerous conditions for you here again. here's a look at the rain forecast that is going to lead to afternoon showers and downpours across the region. kanto region as well to the south seeing the high threats. be on the watch for sudden downpours that could develop today. as for the rest of east asia, showers are expected to move into the korean peninsula. that could trigger thunderstorms. then looking at a long line of showers forming up across china today. heavier spots expected in the north. then for the southeast as well. areas like the philippines across the indochina peninsula. here's a look at highs. 30 degrees in manila and 34 for bangkok and 34 for chongqing. extreme heat for you as well. then 14 degrees only for yo