uehara hopes people will realize the barriers faced by the disabled and come forward to help them. >> translator: i want everyone to play a role in the tokyo games. it shouldn't be just about the athletes. by helping the visitors, we can all feel as important as the competitors themselves. >> reporter: tearing down barriers on the street and in the heart is uehara's goal. he's hoping his game catches on across japan. nhk world, tokyo. >>> it's time for the world weather update. temperatures are cooler this tuesday following the dramatic warm up yesterday in tokyo. robert speta has the latest. >> what we have been seeing is the northwesterly winds kicking up. plus some pretty decent snow coming with that. we have been seeing reports of the past 24 ho now the reason why it's going to be turning down a bit is we have this area of high pressure coming in from the west. our classic winter weather set up in japan will slowly wane off here. then we have another low back towards the west. this is very typical for this time of year heading into spring. you get one low high and another low pres