Japan–United States Friendship Act of 1975
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to provide for the use of certain funds to promote scholarly, cultural, and artistic activities between Japan and the United States, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 94th United States Congress
Citations
Public law94-118
Statutes at Large89 Stat. 603
Codification
Titles amended22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections created22 U.S.C. ch. 44 § 2901 et seq.
Legislative history

The Japan–United States Friendship Act of 1975 seek to establish a cooperative peacetime friendship through the exchange of artistic and cultural endowments. The United States statute is a declaration stating a Japan–United States friendship will provide a global model partnership leading to future peace, prosperity, and security in Asia. The Act of Congress acknowledges the 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement relinquishing United States authority of the Okinawa Prefecture better known as the Daitō Islands and Ryukyu Islands. The Act created the Japan–United States Friendship Trust Fund and Japan–United States Friendship Commission developing programs for the artistic and cultural exchanges between America and Japan.

The S. 824 legislation was passed by the 94th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on October 20, 1975.[1]

Content of the Act

The United States public law was compiled as six codified sections for the administrative functions of the Japan–United States Friendship Trust Fund.

  • 22 U.S.C. 44 § 2901 – Statement of Findings and Purpose
  • 22 U.S.C. 44 § 2902 – Establishment of the Japan–United States Friendship Trust Fund and Expenditures
  • 22 U.S.C. 44 § 2903 – Establishment of the Japan–United States Friendship Commission
  • 22 U.S.C. 44 § 2904 – Functions of the Japan–United States Friendship Commission
  • 22 U.S.C. 44 § 2905 – Administrative Provisions
  • 22 U.S.C. 44 § 2906 – Management of the Japan–United States Friendship Trust Fund

Emperor of Japan State Visit

Japanese porcelain presented to U.S. President Gerald Ford

The Emperor of Japan and Empress of Japan briefly visited the United States in September 1971 while en route to Europe.[2][3] Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun completed a stopover at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska meeting the 37th President of the United States Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon on September 26, 1971.[4][5]

Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako Kuni departed the Tokyo Imperial Palace in October 1975 for a fifteen-day goodwill tour of the United States. The Japanese royal family joined U.S. President Gerald Ford's Administration at the White House seeking to bolster a Pacific friendship while developing a better understanding of American culture and Japanese culture.[6][7]

Emperor Hirohito state visit encompassed Colonial Williamsburg, Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.[8] Emperor Shōwa pursued marine biology interests at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution at Cape Cod on October 4, 1975 and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego on October 9, 1975.[9] Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako Kuni concluded their State visit to the United States in Honolulu on October 13, 1975.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ford, Gerald R. (1975). "Statement on Signing the Japan-United States Friendship Act - October 21, 1975" [Public Papers of the Presidents, Gerald R. Ford 1975]. Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1718–1719.
  2. ↑ Nixon, Richard M. (1971). "Statement Announcing Plans To Meet With the Emperor and Empress of Japan - August 20, 1971" [Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon 1971]. Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 919.
  3. ↑ "A Visit From the Emperor of Japan". NixonFoundation.org. Richard Nixon Foundation. September 26, 1971.
  4. ↑ Nixon, Richard M. (1971). "Remarks of Welcome to Emperor Hirohito of Japan at Anchorage, Alaska - September 26, 1971" [Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon 1971]. Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 1005.
  5. ↑ Nixon, Richard M. (1971). "Statement About the Meeting With Emperor Hirohito of Japan - September 26, 1971" [Public Papers of the Presidents, Richard M. Nixon 1971]. Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1006–1007.
  6. ↑ Ford, Gerald R. (1975). "Remarks of Welcome to Emperor Hirohito of Japan - October 2, 1975" [Public Papers of the Presidents, Gerald R. Ford 1975]. Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1582–1584.
  7. ↑ Ford, Gerald R. (1975). "Toasts of the President and Emperor Hirohito of Japan at a Dinner Honoring the President - October 3, 1975" [Public Papers of the Presidents, Gerald R. Ford 1975]. Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1591–1592.
  8. ↑ "Hirohito Itinerary In U.S. Is Announced". New York Times. Reuters. August 14, 1975.
  9. ↑ "The State Visit of Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress of Japan to the United States" (PDF). Box 28: Ron Nessen Papers. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. October 1975. pp. 12 & 18.
  10. ↑

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