National / Politics Nov 23, 2021
Kishida and Thai prime minister affirm close ties in phone talks
Prayut Chan-ocha congratulated Kishida on taking office and expressed hope for stronger bilateral relations during the call.
Asia Pacific May 20, 2021
Japanese language opens doors for Thai students
by Achawin Chitranondh
Driven by a love of anime and manga, and enticed by employment opportunities, the number of people wanting to learn has risen.
National Nov 4, 2019
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian leader Narendra Modi have agreed to promote defense cooperation amid China’s growing military presence in the region. On the sidelines Monday of regional summits in Thailand, they discussed plans to sign an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement when Abe visits ...
Editorials Jan 27, 2019
Japan must not acquiesce to authoritarian impulses in Thailand, even if it facilitates relations.
National / Politics Feb 14, 2018
Ousted Thai leaders Yingluck Shinawatra and Thaksin Shinawatra leave Japan for Hong Kong
Thailand's ousted ex-prime ministers, Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, both fugitives forced to live overseas, left Japan for Hong Kong on Tuesday, sources close to them said. They had stayed in Japan since Saturday, according to the sources. Yingluck was last year sentenced in ...
Commentary / Japan Mar 3, 2017
China's shadow looms large in Japan-Thailand relations
by Pavin Chachavalpongpun
The need to protect its interests and to compete with China explains Japan's embrace of Thailand's military regime.
Business Feb 7, 2017
Japan, Thailand to jointly rev up SMEs with business matching
Japan and Thailand have agreed to expand collaboration for the development of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) by mutually encouraging business-matching deals between firms of the two countries. A memorandum of understanding on further synergy was inked last week between Japan's Organization for Small and ...
National Jan 20, 2017
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will make a weeklong trip from Feb. 28 to Vietnam, their first visit to the Southeast Asian country, as well as Thailand, the government said Friday. The Emperor and Empress aim to promote international goodwill in their visit to Vietnam, ...
National Jul 26, 2016
Japan to offer Thailand ¥170 billion in loans for railway project
Japan plans to provide Thailand with ¥167 billion ($1.6 billion) in loans for a railway project, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told his Thai counterpart, Don Pramudwinai. Kishida said he hopes the project will ease traffic jams and reduce air pollution in Bangkok during their talks ...
Business Nov 25, 2015
Thai deputy prime minister to push TPP, rail projects during Japan visit
by Preeyapa T. Khunsong
Thailand's deputy prime minister said Tuesday he wants to see greater Japanese investment in Thailand and expressed optimism that his nation will one day join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. Speaking with Japanese media the day before his first official visit to Japan since his ...
National Jul 9, 2015
Cultural, economic ties eclipse lingering wartime Thai animosity toward Japan
by Toshihiro Yatagai
Two events were held in Thailand earlier this year amid a lingering generation gap in public sentiment toward Japan. The Japanese Association in Thailand carried out a memorial service in Kanchanaburi in western Thailand in mid-March to "pray for the souls of people who died ...