A Brief History of the Economic Relations between Thailand and Japan

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: In November 1972, the Thai government and leading business members expressed concern over reports of anti-Japanese campaigns in Thailand and they said it would definitely bring changes in Japanese economic penetration in the country. In March 1974, the Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Japan has asked the Thai government to establish a joint committee to address the problems posed by Japanese investments in Thailand. In October 1975, the Prime Minister of Thailand, Kukrit Pramoj criticized Japan for investing in Thailand due to cheap labor in the country. The Thai government sees it as a wrong investment motive.

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