let's speak now to robert mcbride, who's in tokyo? robert, tell us more about what's expected from the vice president visit. yeah, this is probably comma la harris is probably the most important representative from a g 7 country to take part to attend the state funeral. a part of course from fermi . casita himself, the japanese prime minister, who's been instrumental in making this controversial state funeral happen. harris and we can see that we'll be having a bilateral meeting. i think it emphasizes the importance of the us japan relationship, but also the significance of shins. i've a in forging close to ties across the pacific. he was seen as very much a conservative, a friend of america, boosting not only economic ties, but also diplomatic and military ties, as well as a counter if you will, to the growing influence. for example, of china in this part of the world. so apart from comma, la harris, we are seeing other dignitaries are all arriving in tokyo, monday for the preparation of this funeral. taking place tuesday, including o

robert mcbride is in touch with more of the tribute to ship the been for me. ok. shita has been leading the tributes. the speeches of condolence. it was his controversial decision to go ahead with the state funeral, but he was describing ave live saying he should have lived far longer describing him as a compass for both japan and the world. he reminded the gathering and they were well over $4000.00 people, attending this event, including many dignitaries and world leaders that they'd actually entered parliament together as young unpaid and had the prospect of not seeing him ever again. he said was both regrettable and heartbreaking. he spoke about ave, as spearheading the generation. this was a man who, when he became prime minister, he was the youngest post will prime minister is also the 1st person to take up the prime minister's office to have been born after the 2nd world war. so he described his achievements both domestically and also internationally. ave is credited with forging alliances, especially with at the united states, strengthening the trans pa

well, robert mcbride is monitoring the situation from sol. so rob, what more can you tell us? yeah, much of the southern parts of japan in particular are under some type of alert or warning. as none the adult has funded a shore over the weekend. it is now making its way and north woods up along the jap, japanese island chain. in particular. well, before it even arrived in queue, she made landfill over the weekend, people were being warned and vulnerable areas, in homes that were more exposed, that they had to seek shelter in the stronger places of refuge. and that order was given to literally millions of people in q u, in particular, this is the island in the south of japan, which a bull the bronze of the, of this typhoon coming ashore in the coming days, the typhoon is going to change direction is going to be working northwards, basically up along the whole length of japan. so very little parts of japan will escape the effects of this typhoon. as it moves a will be dropping less rain, the winds will mitigate some water. it'll also be picking up speed. it will be moving quicke