AROUND JAPAN/ KONOSU, Saitama Prefecture: Painting a picture of hope in Cambodia

On the streets of Phnom Penh and in rural villages of Cambodia, children are expressing themselves through painting thanks to a Japanese artist on a mission.Their paintings and drawings have, in turn, been helping to make their lives a little better and brighter.Tateshi Kajiyama, 56, is an artist based here who specializes in water colors. In Cambodia, he is known simply as "ta ku rouk," which