sakamoto is 89. he's run secondhandbook shop for nearly. lylyars, but hens to my entire life. >> reporter: sakamoto every day of the year, but it got harder after years he also has health problems so heimself one day off a week of an apology to his customers, he decided to write a small message each time.them. >> translator: it's tooy." i want to send a message t customers. so i write whatever comes is a sign hely sky over he >> reporter: he >> reporter: now sakamoto's illustrated messages are attracting people to his shop even when it's closed on reason why people are interested in my posters i share the same sentiments about life. >> reporter: in all, made over 200 th exhibition. torrenterne and more in her world weather forecast. right, catherine. we have a tropical storm, here in western tracking to the west of japan, heading up making overnight. that's going to be local time. the strong winds are going to be it's not likely to become a typhoon. storm landfalls okinawa and also western japan, going affecting thete 24 hours. thealso, thi

. >> reporter: now sakamoto's sundays.on why psame sentiments about life. this autumn, thetiring. he gave his final performance on he chose one of his own pieces for his turn in the spotlight. 1996. critics andistic ofrom supported me came together to >> he will officially retire in september. he plakies here in tokyo but in westeion could get severe rachel duringson with her world weather forecast. contending it is a severe tropical storm kannun. of south korea fall. that said is it bringin being felt here just off the japaneseouthern a high concern as western japan was inundated with heavy more heavy rain. strongnur. the next rain to a pl bangladesh and mean mar and nort cards in the northern united states from montana through the great lake rejohn and in the in the southeast. you had a histo in a we had a report of a tornado touching down in kansas. a mixed bag of theay but looks like a coming down in very much significant vo today across places like oklahoma city at 38 37 in d.c. and 35 in new york ures more m in northern the south. the stormiest conditions are in the british