let's take a look at the pictures coming up from kochi prefecture. it marks japan's first blossom of this season. the cherry blossoms in kochi appeared a day earlier than last year due to the large temperature differential. the pink blossoms are expected to be in full bloom in 7 to 10 days from now. so we're expecting things to bloom in tokyo as well in the near future. all right. in japan, high pressure will be predominant. we have a low pressure system that will be moving across hokkaido, and it will skirt some light snow showers. nothing too significant. but we have a significant potent rainmaker that is moving across central china towards the eastern china, and then southern korea, reaching the area by the next 24 hours. so the next 24, 48, it will be reaching western japan and covering much of the country here in japan across the weekend. things are actually very warm. southerly winds ahead of this system will make the temperature on the rise. even the precipitation that will be covering in the tohoku regions will be rain rather than snow in the

it shows the sea wall at kochi port would be hit by a 12 meter high tsunami. the wall at hidaka, about 6 meters high, would face a 10 meter wave. the findings show that a 5 meter sea wall at one port in western japan would be hit by tsunami 12 meters high. the 6 meter wall at another port in the region would face a 10 meter wave. the ministry plans to reinforce the existing barriers to reduce possible impact of bigger tsunami. one of the major headaches for the japanese government has been how to deal with vast amount of debris from last year's disaster. prime minister yoshihiko noda planned to give financial support to those accepting the burden. the quake and tsunami left more than 20 million tons of debris on the coast of the hardest-hit three prefectures alone. the government has been calling on local governments to dispose of the debris. but due to concerns about the effects of radiation, few communities have responded positively. noda said the central government may conduct radiation checks as it is vital to seek understanding from local residents. the p

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