teranuma is not alone in his excitement. these officials from the tanzania embassy and a trading company are equally impressed. the production method is simple, and it's a great way to preserve sweet potatoes. they see great potential for it in their country. >> it's kind of late to go to africa and we've been struggling all along. if we're assured it's going to be successful in tanzania, it probably -- other private companies to go to tanzania. >> translator: we're trying to create an environment in which we can learn together, work together and make a profit together. >> reporter: success will also mean more jobs for tanzanians. determined to spread his wings, teranuma hopes to start production this year. >>> we have more wet weather in japan today. our meteorologist jonathan oh joins us now. jonathan, we have on and off showers here in tokyo. how much rain is the country seeing today? zbr hello, shery. we had some very high rain reports in a good portion of the kanto region because of the afternoon thunderstorms popping u