Do Japanese people learn Chinese calligraphy much?

Judging from the current situation, there are quite a few. A few days ago, Zhejiang TV broadcasted a Chinese calligraphy contest for foreigners, among which there were regular script, official script, cursive script and running script with Japanese characteristics. . . . . . Most of them are between 30 and 50 years old. According to reports, Japan also has specialized Chinese character research institutions and various training courses to meet the needs of Japanese people to learn Chinese characters! ! !