hideki yui, nhk world, kabul. >>> thousands of people waiting to go home. tons of debris waiting for disposal, vast tracks of land waiting to be restored. overcoming the challenges of japan's 2011 disaster won't be easy but people are moving forward. >>> people visit public bath houses in japan to soak in hot water and relax. some also soak in their surroundings. walls usually feature large murals depicting beautiful scenes to help bathers unwind. morio nakajima is one of only two artists in japan still painting these murals. the 67-year-old has started using his skills to let people know about the beauty of his home town. nhk world's ichigo kataoka has the story. >> reporter: an entire wall three meters high and ten meters long. for more than 49 years morio nakajima has specialized in bath house murals. his paintings have decorated about 5,000 bath houses around the country, and almost all of them have included mount fuji, the iconic symbol of japan. but recently nakajima has turned to painting scenes of his home town, itate village in fukushima prefecture

nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>> chinese officials are promising to stand strong in the face of protests calling for them to stop meddling with the media. it follows allegations from reporters at a weekly newspaper who authorities say they censored one of the editorials. the officials confirm at their meeting on thursday that they would faithfully follow the pear's instructions. the committee's propaganda chief was among those in attendance. protesters have been calling for his resignation because he's considered the key figure behind the alleged censorship at the paper. there were days of demonstrations in front of the newspaper's headquarters. people have written posts calling for major protests in cities over the weekend. police remain on high alert around the building. no large rallies took place on friday. but the issue still simmers online. people have written posts calling for protests in major cities over the weekend. >>> chinese officials accuse japan of exacerbating tensions over the east china sea. the comments come one day after the sel

nhk world, hideki yui. >>> and that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>> chinese officials are promising to stand strong in the face of protests calling for them to stop meddling with the media. it follows allegations from reporters at a weekly newspaper who authorities say they censored one of the editorials. the officials confirm at their meeting on thursday that they would faithfully follow the pear's instructions. the committee's propaganda chief was among those in attendance. protesters have been calling for his resignation because he's considered the key figure behind the alleged censorship at the paper. there were days of demonstrations in front of the newspaper's headquarters. people have written posts calling for major protests in cities over the weekend. police remain on high alert around the building. no large rallies took place on friday. but the issue still simmers online. people have written posts calling for protests in major cities over the weekend. >>> chinese officials accuse japan of exacerbating tensions over the east china sea. >> translator: it's normal for chinese