Italy–Japan relations

Timeline

• In 1582, Japanese Roman Catholic Christian daimyōs dispatched the Tenshō embassy to Pope Gregory XIII.
• In 1899, they both dispatched armies to protect expatriates in China.
• In 1914, they allied and fought against Germany.
• In 1919, Italy supported Japanese racial equality proposal against the Great Powers.
• During the Siberian Intervention, they allied and fought against Communists.
• In 1940, they were both members of the Axis Powers.