<span>It was an informal accord by</span> the
United States and the Empire of Japan in which<span> the United
States of America won’t enforce restriction on Japanese immigration, and Japan
would not permit more people to emigrate to the U.S. The goal was to decrease
tensions between the two powerful Pacific nations. The agreement was never approved
by Congress. Later it was ended by the<span>
Immigration Act of 1924.</span></span>
