Japan, China and South Korea agreed Saturday to jointly hold cultural promotion projects during the next three Olympic and Paralympic Games, all of which will be held in East Asia.
The agreement included bids to strengthen copyright protections for cultural products and to promote a trilateral dialogue on preserving the intangible cultural heritage of all three countries.
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Chinese Cultural Minister Luo Shugang and South Korean Culture, Sports, and Tourism Minister Do Jong-hwan also agreed to support the activities of UNESCO's International Research Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region. The center works to protect, preserve and promote intangible culture such as traditional music, dance, performing arts and craftsmanship.