abe talked today with kosovo's prime minister hashim thaci who is visiting japan for the first time in two years. abe said best wall cans is a gateway to europe and stability depends on how smoothly kosovo can develop. he promised continued assistance through the government's overseas aid program. thaci thanked japan for supporting kosovo's independence. he said the nation is full of opportunities and he wants japan to invest there. the two leaders agreed to strengthen economic cooperation. >>> japanese government officials are hoping one of the nation's largest employers will give them a cash windfall. they plan to start selling off shares in japan post next year. the government owns all the stock in japan post holdings. analysts estimate the value of outstanding shares is about $120 billion. the government can sill up to two-thirds of the shares that it owns. finance ministry officials plan to use about $40 billion from the sale to rebuild areas of northeastern japan, damaged in the disaster three years ago. members of a ministry panel will ask experts how to limit the impact of the

. >> meet hashim.gh these parts. >> you're traveling almost 1,000 kilometers on the trip. >> so vegetable curry? >> yogurt based curry, quite typical in these parts. vegetables again? surprisingly, not a problem. that's good, huh? this is one of the few places in the world i could eat vegetarian every day and still be happy. most of the people in this community are farmers? >> farmers. >> agricultural? >> yeah. >> what are they growing? >> a lot of corn, potatoes, peas. >> and weed. people grow marijuana? >> yes, loads. >> for export or personal use? >> everything. a mix of everything. so you think you want to go check out the fair? >> yeah, let's take a walk through town, see what's going on. >> families come together and socialize. people are busy in their farms. they're not going to walk down and socialize with people. but this, you know, because it's autumn, everyone is done with all the agriculture. now they're just baring down for winter. a lot of romance in the air. >> i've been to mum bbai, thi

. >> meet hashim.ilometers on a trip. it's so unbelievable beautiful universe. >> a vegetable curry? >> a yogurt-based curry. >> vegetables again? surprisingly not a problem. this is one of the few places in the world where i could eat vegetarian every day and i'd be happy. most of the people in this part farmers? what are they growing? >> corn, potatoes, peas. >> and weed? marijuana? >> loads. >> as an export product or for personal use? >> everything. a mix of everything. so you think you want to go check out the fair? >> yeah, let's take a walk through town and see what's going on? >> the occasion for all these villages to come together and specialize. people are busy in their farms. they're not going to come down and socialize with people. but this, you know, because it's autumn people are done with all the agriculture they are bearing down for winter. there's a lot of romance in the air. >> i've been to mumbai, calcutta, rajasthan, kerala. this is a part of india that is different than any other p

. >> meet hashim.ilometers on a trip. it's so unbelievable beautiful universe. >> a vegetable curry? >> a yogurt-based curry. >> vegetables again? surprisingly not a problem. this is one of the few places in the world where i could eat vegetarian every day and i'd be happy. most of the people in this part farmers? what are they growing? >> corn, potatoes, peas. >> and weed? marijuana? >> loads. >> as an export product or for personal use? >> everything. a mix of everything. so you think you want to go check out the fair? >> yeah, let's take a walk through town and see what's going on? >> the occasion for all these villages to come together and specialize. people are busy in their farms. they're not going to come down and socialize with people. but this, you know, because it's autumn people are done with all the agriculture they are bearing down for winter. there's a lot of romance in the air. >> i've been to mumbai, calcutta, rajasthan, kerala. this is a part of india that is different than any other p