On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Serbian poet, diplomat and academician Jovan Dučić, the embassies of the Republic of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in Japan organized a solemn celebration of this important jubilee.

At the event held at the Serbian Embassy, the introductory remarks were given by Ambassador of Serbia Aleksandra Kovač and Ambassador of BiH Siniša Berjan, followed by on-line addresses by the Mayor of Dučić's hometown of Trebinje Mirko Ćurić, President of the National Commission of the Republic of Serbia for Cooperation with UNESCO prof. dr Goran Milašinović, Director of the Museum of Herzegovina Ivana Grujić, Professor at the Department of Serbian Language and Literature, University of Novi Sad prof. dr Gorana Raičević, as well as the President of Matica Srpska, dr Dragan Stanić, who spoke about the life and rich opus of Jovan Dučić.

During the evening, a short documentary was shown, as well as an exhibition about the famous poet.

The event was attended by former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Secretary General's Special Representative for the Former Yugoslavia Yasushi Akashi, representatives of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, diplomats from countries where Dučić served, as well as representatives of Japanese universities, NGOs, political circles and private sector.