An information processing apparatus includes a display that displays messages received from other information processing apparatuses, and transmission messages from the information processing apparatus, in a display region in a time sequence, a receiving unit that receives a transmission message responsive to a received message displayed on the display, and a transmission instruction of the transmission message, and a controller that, if a second received message different from a first received message as a message received from a link destination to which the transmission message is directed is displayed in the display region before the receiving unit receives the transmission instruction of the transmission message, controls the display such that the transmission message indicating an association with the first received message is displayed on the display region.