pak san wong was invited to attend the funeral of the late leader who died in december. his company has been promoting a joint venture with north korea. he has visited the country over 200 times. in an interview with nhk, he spoke about his experience at the funeral. he met with the new leader in person to offer his condolences. >> translator: kim jong-un looked very approachable. he gave me the impression he was an ordinary person. he was friendly. he shook hands with the mourners. kim jong-un says he aims to ensure sufficient food for the north korean people in april to enable north korea to become strong and prosperous. >> following another visit to pyongyang last week, pak said he saw no major changes in the lives there, with abundance available at super markets and with extensive use of china's and foreign currencies. the transfer in power after the death of kim jong-il prompted south korea and the united states to reexamine the timing of their annual military exercises, but the two allies have decided to go ahead in february as planned, given the absence of any unu