. >> reporter: the students visited okawa elementary school in miyagi. its pupils are lost in the tsunami. what students saw there was beyond their imagination. >> translator: i thought of the children. i was so sad, my tears couldn't flow. i can't describe the feeling i had then. >> reporter: the students realize the best way to help was to give a concert. ♪ >> translator: it was wonderful. the song was so heartfelt. their angelic voices touched our hearts. >> translator: i think it's very important to live each day to the fullest, and i learned today that we can't take a normal life for granted. i want to remember what i learned and what the peoe in tohoku are going through and live each day cheerfully. >> reporter: the young musicians are strangers to disaster, but they used music to bring them closer to people who have experienced disaster. hidehiko uemura, nhk world, ishinomaki city, miyagi. >>> it seems people in tohoku, northern japan, are dealing with stormy conditions today. meteorologist sayaka mori gives us the latest in weather conditions the