Japan-Thailand Relations

 

Summary of Japan-Thailand Relations

Thailand is an overwhelmingly Buddhist nation, but one of the key challenges that it faces relates to troubles in the south where local Malay-Muslims live. There are almost three million Muslims in Thailand, or about 4.5% of the entire national population. Japanese relations with these regions are minimal.

Economic and Trade Relations

There is very little trade between Japan and the Muslim sections of Thailand.

2005 Newsletters

None

2006 Newsletters

None

2007 Newsletters

727 -- Japan Times Editorial on Muslim Insurgency in Thailand

Information for the “Japan-Thailand Relations” page was compiled by Michael Penn