A communication device includes: processing circuitry configured to execute a short-range radio communication with another device; control the short-range radio communication; fragment a message so as to have a predetermined size; sequentially transmit a plurality of message fragments obtained from the fragmented message, the plurality of message fragments including a sequence of one or more first message fragments and a final message fragment; and transmit a termination message, which replaces at least the final message fragment and is used to terminate the message fragments being transmitted due to a disconnection of the short-range radio communication, before another message when the another message is transmitted during the transmission of the plurality of message fragments.