The leading Japanese media in English language "Japan Times" and "Yomiuri Shimbun - Japan News" published special articles on Serbia on the occasion of the Statehood Day. The text written by Ambassador Nenad Glisic was published and headlined "In honour of 137 years of friendship with Japan." President of the Parliamentary League of Friendship between Japan and Serbia Ichiro Aisawa and President of the Japan-Serbia Association Tadashi Nagai also wrote about the "prospering of cultural and sports cooperation".

The news of the celebration of the Statehood Day at the Serbian Embassy was posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan with the photographs of Ambassador Glisic and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kenji Yamada.