. >> reporter: hillary strauch also joined the fund-raisers.he lost her father in the september 11th terrorist attacks. >> i've experienced a loss similar to a loss they may have experienced with the tsunami, and some of the feelings i know are the same. >> translator: i'm grateful that many people have donated money and support us. lots of people here are struggling to get through a hard time, too, so i want to try harder. >> reporter: it's been more than three months since the disaster. now survivors are making efforts to help themselves, others affected and create awareness. rosa sobrino nhk world, new york. >>> hello there. welcome to your weather update. well let's take a look at asia first of all. lots of clouds spreading over northern japan this morning. we are going to see additional heavy rainfall impacting tohoku and hokuriku area, and we have various warnings and advisories in effect for flooding as well as landslides. this frontal system remains very active indeed with a lot of warm air in the region. that's set to move into the kor