Japan-Thailand Relations
Japan-Thailand Relations (Archives)
November 17, 2022
2022
- Foreign Minister Hayashi Attends APEC Ministerial Meeting (November 16-18, 2022)
- Prime Minister Kishida Attends ASEAN-related Summit Meetings, G20 Bali Summit and APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (November 12-19, 2022)
- Message of condolences by Foreign Minister HAYASHI following the shooting incident in Nong Bua Lam Phu, Thailand (October 6, 2022)
- Prime Minister Kishida Visits South East Asia and Europe (April 29 - May 6, 2022)
- Vaccine Donation to Thailand by Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) (April 21, 2022)
2020
- Re-entry of Foreign Nationals with Status of Residence and “Residence Track” with Thailand and Viet Nam (July 29, 2020)
- Phased Measures toward Resuming Cross-Border Travel with Thailand and Vietam (July 22, 2020)
- Message of condolences by Foreign Minister MOTEGI following the shooting incident in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (February 10, 2020)
- Signing of Memorandum of Cooperation between Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand on a Basic Framework for Information Partnership for Proper Operation of the System pertaining to Foreign Human Resources with the Status of Residence of “Specified Skilled Worker” (February 4, 2020)
- Foreign Minister Motegi Visits Viet Nam, Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia (January 5-11, 2020)
2019
- Prime Minister Abe Attends ASEAN-related Summit Meetings (November 3-5, 2019)
- Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Bangkok Post (Kingdom of Thailand) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF)
) (November 4, 2019)
- Prime Minister Abe’s Interview with Bangkok Post (Kingdom of Thailand) (Japanese / Copy of the article (English) (PDF)
- Japan-Thailand Summit Meeting (October 23, 2019)
- Foreign Minister Kono's Attendance at ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings and Visits Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pacific Islands (July 29-August 9, 2019)
- Outline of the 6th Green Mekong Forum (July 18, 2019)
- Formation of the New Thai Administration (Statement by Press Secretary Takeshi Osuga) (July 16, 2019)
- Japan-Thailand Summit Meeting (June 28, 2019)
2018
- Japan-Thailand Summit Meeting (October 8, 2018)
- Tenth Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting to be held in Tokyo (October 4, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits Thailand, Bhutan and Indonesia (June 21-28, 2018)
- Outline of the 5th Green Mekong Forum (February 14, 2018)
- 5th Green Mekong Forum to be Held in Bangkok (February 6, 2018)
2017
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (November 7, 2017)
- Exchange of Congratulatory Messages between the Leaders and Foreign Ministers on the 130th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand Diplomatic Relations (September 26, 2017)
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (September 25, 2017)
- Fourth Meeting of the Joint Committee under the Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand for an Economic Partnership (August 23, 2017)
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers' Meeting (July 17, 2017)
2016
- Prime Minister Abe Signs a Condolence Book on the Demise of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Kingdom of Thailand (October 14, 2016)
- Message of Condolence from Prime Minister Abe on the Demise of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Kingdom of Thailand (October 13, 2016)
- National referendum on the new draft constitution in Thailand (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura) (August 10, 2016)
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (July 26, 2016)
- Foreign Minister Kishida Visits China and Southeast Asia (April 29 - May 6, 2016)
2015
- Japan-Thailand Summit Meeting (November 20, 2015)
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (November 16, 2015)
- The bombing incident in Bangkok, Thailand (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Kawamura) (August 18, 2015)
- Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida Meets with Thailand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tanasak (July 4, 2015)
- Japan-Thailand Summit Meeting (February 9, 2015)
2014
- Japan-Thailand Summit Meeting (November 13, 2014)
- Japan-Thailand Summit Meeting (October 16, 2014)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiuchi's Visit to Thailand (October 2, 2014)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi's Visit to Thailand (October 1, 2014)
- Statement by Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the coup d'Etat in Thailand (May 22, 2014)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the declaration of martial law in Thailand (May 21, 2014)
2013
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by H.E. Mr. Niwatthamrong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand (December 15, 2013)
- Meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand (October 9, 2013 )
- Exemption of Visas for Nationals of the Kingdom of Thailand (June 25, 2013)
- Prime Minister Abe's Visit to Thailand (Overview) (January 18, 2013)
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Visit to Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia (January 15, 2013)
2012
- Dispatch of Government Delegation to discuss the Issue of Trafficking in Persons (December 18, 2012)
- Japan-Thailand Summit Meeting (Overview) (November 6, 2012)
- The 1st Coordinating Committee Meeting for Thailand - Japan Working Groups on Infrastructure, Disaster Management and Dawei Development (September 24, 2012)
- Overview of Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers Meeting (September 8, 2012)
- Fourth Meeting of Japan-Thailand Joint Task Force on Counter Trafficking in Persons (August 6, 2012)
- Courtesy Call by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, on H.E. Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand (April 20, 2012)
- Visit to Japan of Her Excellency Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand (March 2, 2012)
2011
- Summary of Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk (December 23, 2011)
- The Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team (Drain Pump Vehicle Team) Returns from Thailand (December 20, 2011)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by H.E.Mr. Kittirat Na Ranong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand (November 28, 2011)
- Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba and Deputy Prime Minister Kittirat Na Ranong of the Kingdom of Thailand (November 28, 2011)
- Meeting between Prime Minister Noda and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck (November 25, 2011)
- Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers' Meeting (November 24, 2011)
- Arrival of the Drain Pump Vehicles for the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team in Thailand (Arrival Ceremony) (November 18, 2011)
- Dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team (Waterworks Operations Team) in response to the Flood Disaster in the Kingdom of Thailand (November 4, 2011)
- Dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team in Response to the Flood Disaster in the Kingdom of Thailand (November 2, 2011)
- Emergency Grant Aid for the Flood Disaster in the Kingdom of Thailand (November 1, 2011)
- Dispatch of a Survey Team regarding the Flood Damage in the Kingdom of Thailand (October 28, 2011)
- Dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Teams in response to the Flood Disaster in the Kingdom of Thailand(October 28, 2011)
- Emergency Assistance to the Kingdom of Thailand in response to the Flood Disaster (October 10, 2011)
- A Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Makiko Kikuta by a Thai Medical Relief Team (Second Team) (June 2011)
- A Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Makiko Kikuta by a Thai Medical Relief Team (May 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Thai-Cambodia Border Situation (April 2011)
- Third Japan-Thailand Political Consultation Meeting (April 2011)
2010
- Emergency Grand Aid for Flood Disaster in Thailand (November 2010)
- Exchange of Notes between the Government of Japan and International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) on Grant Aid to the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand (October 2010)
- Mr. Osamu Fujimura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend “Mekong-Japan International Conference on East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) and Southern Economic Corridor (SEC)” (Visit to Thailand, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Cambodia) (September 2010)
- Visit to the Kingdom of Thailand by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Overview of Results) (August 2010)
- Visit to India and the Kingdom of Thailand by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs (August 2010)
- Exchange of the Instruments of Ratification of the Treaty between Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and on Co-operation in the Enforcement of Sentences (July 2010)
- Statement by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Actions Taken by Security Forces against Demonstrators in Bangkok, the Kingdom of Thailand (May 2010)
- The Situation in Bangkok, the Kingdom of Thailand (April 2010)
- Delivery of a letter from Mr. Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, to Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and issuance of a reply from Minister Okada to Minister Kasit (April 11, 2010)
- Message from Mr. Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, to Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (April 11, 2010)
2009
Mekong-Japan Exchange Year - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Visit to Thailand and Attendance at the ASEAN-related Meetings (October 2009)
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project "UN Joint Programme on Integrated Highland Livelihood Development in Mae Hong Son" in Thailand (October 2009)
- Signing of the Treaty Between Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and Co-operation in the Enforcement of Sentences (July 2009)
- Meeting Between Ms. Seiko Hashimoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Pradit Phataraprasit, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Thailand (June 2009)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand (January 2009)
- Foreign Minister Nakasone's Visit to Cambodia, Laos and Thailand (January 2009)
2008
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Shutdown of International Airport in Thailand (December 2008)
- Invitation of Thai Officials concerned with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty to Japan (August 2008)
- Postponement of the Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Samak Sundaravej, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand (August 2008)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Samak Sundaravej, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand (August 2008)
- The Second Consultations on Consular Affairs between Japan and the Kingdom of Thailand (June 2008)
- Visit to Thailand of Mr. Hitoshi Kimura, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Talks with Key Official of Thailand) (May 2008)
- Visit to Japan of Mr. Noppadon Pattama, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand (April 2008)
Before 2007
- Statement by Press Secretary on the House of Representatives Election in Thailand (December 2007)
- Joint Press Release: 4th Meeting of Japan-Thailand Joint Task Force on the 120th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand Diplomatic Relations, 2007 (September 2007)
- The 2nd Meeting of Japan-Thailand Joint Task Force on Counter Trafficking in Persons (JT-CTP) (September 2007)
- Exchange of Notes on the Amendment of the Attachment of the Agreement between Japan and Thailand concerning Air Services (August 2007)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, by the Families of Abductees and Others from Japan, Romania, and Thailand (April 2007)
- Visit to Japan of H.E. General Surayut Chulanont, Prime Minister of Thailand (March 2007)
- Noh Performance by Grand Master of Kanze School: Event Commemorating "Japan-India Friendship Year" and "120th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand Diplomatic relations" (March 2007)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Nitya Pibulsonggram, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand (February 2007)
- Mr. Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Thailand (January 2007)
- Mr. Katsuhito Asano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Thailand (October 2006)
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Coup d'Etat in Thailand (September 2006)
- Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to Visit Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand (June 2006)
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand (May 2006)
- Assistance for "Economic and Social Empowerment of Returned Victims of Trafficking" Project (March 2006)
- Dr. Kiyohiko Toyama, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the Kingdom of Thailand and the Kingdom of Cambodia (December 2005)
- Major projects of Japan's Initiative for the Mekong Region Development (December 2005)
- Support to Improvement of Health Conditions of Migrants in Ranong and Samutsakorn Provinces in Thailand (May 2005)
- Emergency Assistance for the Disaster in Thailand Caused by the Major Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra and Tsunami in the Indian Ocean (January 9, 2005)
- Emergency Assistance for the Disaster in Thailand Caused by the Major Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra and Tsunami in the Indian Ocean (January 4, 2005)
- Emergency Assistance for the Disaster in Thailand Caused by the Major Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra and Tsunami in the Indian Ocean (December 31, 2004)
- Emergency Assistance for the Disaster in Thailand Caused by the Major Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra and Tsunami in the Indian Ocean (December 28, 2004)
- Japan-Myanmar Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Japan-Laos Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Japan-CLV (Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam) Foreign Ministers' Working Dinner and Japan-Thailand Foreign Ministers' Meeting (November 2004)
- Assistance through the Trust Fund for Human Security for enhancing HIV resilience of communities in Thailand (November 2004)
- The XV International AIDS Conference, Satellite Symposium "Human Security and HIV/AIDS" (July 2004)
- Assistance for Measures against Avian Influenza (March 2004)
- First Day of the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (December 2003)
- Japan-Thailand Partnership Programme in Technical Cooperation (Phase 2) - Memorandum - (December 2003) [PDF]
- Joint Announcement of the Japanese and the Thai Prime Ministers on the Initiation of Negotiations for Establishing the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (December 2003)
- Japan-Thailand Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (June 2003)
- Bilateral Summit Meetings between Japan and the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Union of Myanmar (Summary) (November 2002)
- Summit Meeting between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand H.E. Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin Shinawatra on the occasion of Boao Forum for Asia (Overview) (April 2002)
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore (January 2002)
- Visit to Japan of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand H.E. Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin Shinawatra (Outline and Evaluation) (November 2001)
- Joint Press Statement - Quadripartite Ministerial Meeting on the Utilization of the Second Thai-Lao Mekong Bridge (Mukdahan-Savannakhet) and the Development of Areas along the Eastern Part of the East-West Economic Corridor (November 2001)
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Pol. Lt. Col. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand (Announcement by the Press Secretary) (November 2001)
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia (September 2001)
- Japanese Government's Cooperation to Asia in the field of Information and Communications Technology (IT) (July 2001)
- Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's visit to Cambodia, Laos and Thailand (January 2000)
- The 24th ODA Loan Package to Thailand - for Thailand's Recovery to the Course of Autonomous and Sustainable Development (September 1999)
- ODA Loan to Thailand under the New Miyazawa Initiative - Support for the international balance of payments and for the agriculture sector (September 1999)
- ODA Loan to Thailand - Assistance Under the New Miyazawa Initiative for Measures for the Socially Vulnerable and Public Works to Create Employment (March 1999)
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