musashi was taken to an animal shelter. finding a foster home was difficult, because he shied away from people, until he was picked up by a man who specializes in training therapy dogs. toru oki studied animal assisted therapy in the united states. he trains 40 dogs of all ages and breeds. like musashi, all of them were adopted and saved from euthanasia. >> translator: these dogs know a lot about suffering. more so than those who lead normal, happy lives. they also know about being frightened to death. when they reconnect with people through trust and love, they understand human suffering. that's the special power of these abandoned survivor dogs. >> reporter: musashi started training six months ago. unlike guide dogs that interact with only one person, therapy dogs need to make contact with many people. that's why each one involves a different trainer. the dogs learn 45 commands, including marching and making eye contact. the training takes more than two years. it's a time-consuming process, because trainers don't use food

it's the first time musashi interacted with people other than his trainer. after a period, he's taken to meet the patients. >> translator: i hope to live a long life. >> translator: i hope so, too. and how old would that be? >> translator: 100. >> reporter: musashi's first mission is a success. >> translator: i would like to rescue every single abandoned dog. saving them and training them as therapy dogs gives them a new purpose. i hope he works hard to become an outstanding therapy dog. i want him to set an example. >>> typhoon francisco is hovering near guam, and it may be heading toward japan. our meteorologist, robert speta, has been following this situation. robert, what's the latest? >> well, typhoon francisco is still pulling off towards the northwest. rain now, though, continuing to intensify. winds actually gusting up to about 250 kilometers per hour right in that center of circulation here, right where the eye is developing, you can see it pop up on the satellite imagery just to the west of guam. tropical strength winds were noted here. believe it

i hope musashi works hard to become an outstanding therapy dog. i want him to set an example. >> the international therapy dog association has 31 animals registered in japan, all of them coming from animal shelters. they've been credited with getting withdrawn children back to school and helping disabled people regain partial control of their body. >>> japanese baseball pitcher koji uehara of the boston red sox has been named most valuable player in the american league champions series. uyehara's pitching helped the red sox beat the detroit tigers 5-2 on saturday, taking the american league pennant 4-2. the tigers were leading 2-1 until shane victorino's grand slam home run in the seventh inning. uehara saved the game in the ninth inning by striking out the final batter. he pitched five games in the series, marking one win and three saves and gave up no runs. uehara is the first japanese player to receive mvp honors in a major league championship series. the red sox will now face the st. louis cardinals in the world series. >>> hundreds of runners