Nikkei Asia reported (June 6) that the Japanese authorities will conduct a review of the Beijing-funded educational organization known as the Confucius Institutes that operates on university campuses in light of concerns that the group is a propaganda tool of China. Japan's education ministry will ask universities that host the institutes to provide such information as funding, the number of participating students and whether it intervenes in university research. The list of questions will be formalized by the end of the year. It said besides concerns about the spread of government propaganda, Tokyo is also wary that technologies will be leaked to the Chinese side through personal exchanges. The move follows U.S. and European attempts to regulate the institutes' activities in their countries.  Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda said "There are growing efforts to seek more information or abolish the institutes in countries that share common values, such as the U.S. and Europe. I urge information disclosure to raise transparency regarding organizational management and research projects." In Japan, 14 private universities including Waseda University and Ritsumeikan University have Confucius Institutes on campus.