Present at the signing ceremony were Ma Chol Su, secretary general of the DPRK-Japan Friendship Association, officials of Korea University of Physical Education and members of a delegation of Nippon Sport Science University led by Managing Director Kenshiro Matsunami.

Sin Tong Gyu, rector of Korea University of Physical Education, and Ryosho Tanigama, rector of Nippon Sport Science University, inked the agreement.