residents of sendai in miyagi prefecture headed out to a monument before dawn to pray for the victims. >> translator: i still don't feel at ease even now. >> translator: i almost welled up with tears. but then i found i could pray calmly by looking out at the sea and the rising sun. >> about 70,000 trees made up a pine forest along the coast of minamisanriku, iwate prefecture. the tsunami ripped them all away. the lone survivor became a symbol of hope, but its roots are rotting, so workers will treat the tree to preserve it so it can stand in the same location. >> translator: we are the ones who have to pass on the stories of the disaster to the next generation. i came here to remember the scene. >> about 200 residents and monks in ewa kay city, fukushima prefecture, went out to sea to remember. they held a memorial service for those who lost their lives in the tsunami. in minamisanriku, many people prayed and offered flowers in front of what was once the town's disaster management office. the tsunami trapped officials and citizens there. 42 died. people honored them with a moment of

in fact, miyagi prefecture, 58 millimeters in just an hour. and even tornadic activities cannot be ruled out tomorrow across much of the country but northern japan meanwhile will be looking at hot temperatures. in fact, in especially the western portions, some of the areas haven't reached record-breaking, above 7 to 8 degrees above average temperatures which was the hottest day in japan this year. in hokaido this year. so that will continue for the rest of the month. hot days still in store in northern japan. so this is the frontal system that will next be taking in towards japan. meanwhile in behind that fine weather will be for new the korean peninsula as well as much of china. however, fine looking here in the indochina peninsula, especially in northwestern thailand and the philippines and even in india, things are really going to be wet. especially in the western seaboard as we have been saeg the ongoing heavy downpour so the land is very well stat rated and we have a when pressure system traveling inland so just around the regions target