, that was recorded for today's high that marked the hottest day so far here in japan, in saitama prefecture. that's dipping down to about 21 deee iisoi tbe bumpy ride for us. let's head over to the americas now. the pacific northwest will be seeing another storm passing thug aimarretaet with numerous low pressure systems. now, that's going to be bringing some gusty conditions as well as a wet rain. and the precipitation up in the higher elevations, especially the cascades, that may turn to white. d culaonf us sw could be possible, so that could be a reaction towards the travel disturbances. soh skchanndow toward western and great lakes, this is where severe weather will be found today, but yesterday it was hitting wyin take a look at a picture coming out from there. a tornado touched down, looks like aeapiur fe us injured, one person and that's going to be around southern saskatchewan, eastern montana, so western north dakota where tornadic activity still cannot be ruled out. what's happening is that cold air surging in from north and also very warm air surging from the south is clashing th

here in japan, in saitama prefecture. that's dipping down to about 21 degrees, it is going to be a bumpy ride for us. let's head over to the americas now. the pacific northwest will be seeing another storm passing through, a similar area targeted with numerous low pressure systems. now, that's going to be bringing some gusty conditions as well as a wet rain. and the precipitation up in the higher elevations, especially the cascades, that may turn to white. and accumulation of slushy snow could be possible, so that could be a reaction towards the travel disturbances. south saskatchewan and down toward western and great lakes, this is where severe weather will be found today, but yesterday it was hitting wyoming. take a look at a picture coming out from there. a tornado touched down, looks like a neat picture, five houses injured, one person and that's going to be around southern saskatchewan, eastern montana, also western north dakota where tornadic activity still cannot be ruled out. what's happening is that cold air surg

prefecture's tea factories after this year's late spring harvest. this time they found cesium levels were below the safety threshhold. officials in four of saitama's municipalities are participating in this drive to promote the local specialty. >>> preparing for disasters is part of life in japan. seismologists and emergency officials known the 2011 earthquake and tsunami won't be the country's last. so they are constantly working on contingency plans. one involves finding shelters for people who are stranded should a quake cut power and shut down trains. officials have learned a lot from what happened on march 11th last year. some of the lessons have come from sendai, the city closest to the quake's epicenter. >> reporter: on the evening of the massive quake, the center of sendai was engulfed in total darkness. there were no lights to be seen except in one building, the sendai trust tower. drawn by the lights, crowds of people gathered inside the building. the quake that afternoon had brought the entire transportation system to a halt, stranding many visiting businessmen and tourists. ishikawa is from tokyo. he was in sendai on business that day.