Japanese student Honma Michiko learns traditional Chinese ink and wash painting skills at Confucius Institute in Kogakuyin University, Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 2010. Confucius Institute in Kogakuyin University was launched in 2008 with the aim of cultivating engineers who were familiar with Chinese language and culture. There have been more than 10 confucius institutes set up in Japan up to now. [Ji Chunpeng/Xinhua]