2022140th Anniversary of Friendship Between Serbia and Japan - Sheetlets

This year Serbia and Japan are marking the 140th anniversary of their friendship. Serbia was proclaimed a kingdom on March 6, 1882, and the first king of Serbia after the Nemanjić era, Milan Obrenović, sent messages to the rulers of many countries around the world, informing them about the restoration of Serbian statehood. Such a message was also sent to Imperial Tokyo, from where the answer of the Japanese Emperor Meiji arrived. The exchange of messages between the two sovereigns practically represents the beginning of bilateral contacts between the two countries.