AGREEMENT ON CULTURAL COOPERATION BETWEEN JAPAN AND GERMANY
The Imperial Japanese Government and
The German Government
Deeply conscious of the fact that the Japanese and German cultures have their true foundations in the intrinsic Japanese spirit on one side and in the German popular and national life on the other side, and that the cultural relations of both countries are to be based thereupon, and
Being desirous of strengthening more and more the bonds of friendship and mutual confidence so happily connecting both countries already, by deepening their manifold cultural relations and by promoting the mutual knowledge and understanding of both nations have agreed upon the following articles :
Article I
The High Contracting States shall strive to put their cultural relations on a firm foundation and shall most closely collaborate with each other in these regards.
Article II
In order to attain the aim set forth in the preceding article the High Contracting States shall systematically promote their cultural relations in the domains of science and fine arts, music and literature, film and radio, youth-movements and sports, etc.
Article III
The competent authorities of the High Contracting States shall decide by mutual agreement the detailed measures necessary for the execution of the preceding article.
Article IV
The present Agreement shall enter into force on the day of its signature. It shall expire twelve months after one of the High Contracting States shall have denounced it.
In witness whereof the Undersigned duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed the present Agreement and affixed thereunto their seals.
Done in duplicate, in Japanese and German original texts, at Tōkyō the 25th of November 1938, i.e. the 25th day of the 11th month of the 13th year of Syōwa-period.
(L.S.) HACHIRO ARITA
Imperial Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs
(L.S.) EUGEN OTT
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany