China and Japan face each other across the sea. The cultural exchanges between the two countries have a long history and are constantly developing in mutual learning. Since the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, the friendly cooperative relations between the two countries in all fields and at all levels have developed in an all-round way and made great progress. At the important time node of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China Japan diplomatic relations, the News Agency interviewed Kiji Kamei, the Japanese Consul General in Guangzhou, reviewing the increasingly close cooperation and exchanges in the cultural field between the two countries over the past half century, and jointly looking forward to the next 50 years of friendship between the two countries. The Consul General of Japan in Guangzhou Kuei Qici received an exclusive interview with the News Agency. First, build a bridge with culture to promote mutual learning of civilizations. China and Japan are neighbors of "a strip of water". The objective factors of similar geography have made the relationship between the two countries in economy, trade and culture very close from ancient times to the present. According to the Records of Geography in the Han Dynasty, "There are Japanese people in the Lelang Sea, divided into more than 100 countries, who come to see the clouds when they are old." This is the earliest record of China Japan diplomacy that can be traced back in China's official history. Cultural exchange is an important driving force for cultural development. Cultural differences and exchanges between countries have become an inexhaustible driving force and source of inspiration for cultural development and innovation in different countries. After thousands of years of development, Chinese culture has been thriving and fruitful. According to Consul General Kuei Qici, with the friendly exchanges between the two countries thousands of years ago, excellent traditional Chinese culture, such as Chinese characters, Buddhism, Confucianism and tea culture, spread to Japan and took root in Japan. At the same time, these excellent traditional Chinese cultures are integrated with Japanese culture, achieving organic development, and having a profound impact on Japan's social atmosphere, aesthetic orientation, national quality, etc. According to Japanese tea ceremony culture, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, cultural exchanges between China and Japan reached a peak. From the beginning of the seventh century to the end of the ninth century, Japan sent four envoys to the Sui Dynasty and more than ten envoys to the Tang Dynasty. The Japanese Konghai Monk once set foot on the land of China as a "envoy to the Tang Dynasty", visited eminent monks and studied Buddhism, and obtained the authentic Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism. After learning, he brought the learned Buddhism back to Japan, promoted the development of Japanese Buddhism, made great contributions to the spread of Buddhism in Japan, and had a decisive impact on the cultural exchange between China and Japan. "Over the years, such cultural exchanges and interactions between the two countries have been very frequent and have had a profound impact on the development of the two countries in the cultural and economic fields." Said Consul General Kuei Qici. In today's economic globalization, cultural exchanges between different countries are increasingly frequent. Entering a new era, people to people and cultural exchanges between the two countries have also spread to a broader level. According to Consul General Kiji Kamei, "many young Chinese like Japanese cartoons and animations, so they have attracted a number of young Chinese who like the 'anime' culture to study in Japan. Chinese food, movies, games, etc. are widely welcomed by Japanese young people, who have a strong interest in them." With the update and iteration of science and technology, Internet technology has changed people's lives and narrowed the distance between people and between people, people and the world. Through the bridge of social media, the two peoples have more communication channels. "Especially now affected by the epidemic