Sino-Japanese youth exchanges blossom

A second delegation of 400 Chinese high school students Japan sets off for Japan today, beginning a 9-day tour as part of the China-Japan Friendly Exchange Year of Youth.

Double the size of the first youth delegation, the second group will continue to expand exchanges and communication between the youngsters of the two countries.

The goal of the youth exchange program is to let Chinese youngsters see the real Japan with their own eyes, said Hisashi Michigami, minister of the Japanese Embassy to China.