Japan breaks off diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary
- Category:
- Diplomacy
- Front:
- Asia and the Pacific
- Date:
- 25 August 1914
- Author:
- Łukasz Skowroń
- Tags:
- Japan, Austria-Hungary, Tsingtao
On 25 August 1914 Japan broke off diplomatic relations with Austria-Hungary. It was a response to a step by Vienna, which the day before had itself broken off relations with Tokyo (see Austria-Hungary breaks off relations with Japan).
Germany’s ally in the Far East
Two days earlier Japan had declared war on Germany (see Japan declares war on Germany). Austria-Hungary, Germany’s closest ally, could not remain neutral towards Japan, all the more so because the Austro-Hungarian cruiser SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth was lying in the German port of Tsingtao, today’s Qingdao. Vienna decided that the ship would take part in the defence of the fortress against the Japanese.
The ambassador’s departure
The Austro-Hungarian ambassador in Tokyo, Baron Ladislaus Müller von Szentgyörgy, who had held the post since 1912, ended his mission and returned to Vienna. That same day Japan announced that it was at war with Austria-Hungary.
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