Young Chinese to Visit Japan

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 ◆ Young Chinese to Visit Japan

One hundred young Chinese taking part in a Japan-China Youth Friendship Plan, gathered in Beijing on Tuesday on the eve of a three-week visit to Japan.

The program had involved 1,444 young Chinese since it began in 1987, and was warmly welcomed by young people from both countries, said Yukihisa Sakarada, chairman of the Chinese Agency under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which runs the program.

He said he hoped the program would promote understanding and friendship between the young people of both countries and play a positive role in developing Japan-China relations.

The 100 young people will leave for Japan on Wednesday. They will visit different places in Japan and discuss such topics as the economy, education, social work and regional development with Japanese youth. They will also sample Japanese culture by staying with local people.