and takahashi went to one of the neighboring places and talked z to survivors about mladic's trial. >> reporter: the village is a vivid reminder of fears that remain on walls and houses. 16 years ago, the village was raided by a serbian group. over 200 male muslims were reportedly brought to the warehouse in the village and shot to death one after another. only to have survive. 31-year-old haso is one of them. he guided us around the massacre site. at the time of the tragedy, he was only 15. >> translator: they were all shot in front of this wall. after the armed guard killed about 30 people, they made male villagers carry the bodies away. after that it was their turn to get killed. it continued for what seemed like an eternity. i could not get closer. >> reporter: when he thought it was his turn to die, a serbian soldier ordered him to fetch water. so he went to a well. >> translator: a girl whose throat had been slashed was lying near the well dying. i didn't want to die like that. i decided to run. even if i might get shot. >> reporter: serbian soldiers fired at him as he ran. but

kakeko takahashi has been living on her own in this shelter ever since the tsunami.one school in ishinomaki many elementary school children died because they were not instructed to flee to higher ground immediately after the quake and they stayed in the school grounds. >> translator: we have never experienced such a huge tsunami, and we underestimated its dangers. i want children to be taught that after a quake occurs they must immediately move to a safe place. >> translator: i want everyone to treat this disaster as an issue that concerns them, not mething that happened to other people. i want the story to be passed down and never forgotten. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: nessen could see that the survivors are gradually coming to terms with what happened. he was touched by their spirit and intends to report on everything he witnessed after getting back home. >> it seems like they've -- physically, i can see that the land has been devastated and the homes have been devastated, but just, you know, the spirits hav not quite been devastated. they seem very strong. s