Japan-Thai Relationship in the Period of the 2nd World War

本报告由以下三章组成：第一章，二战前泰国精英对日本的论述，第二章，1928年至1936年日本驻暹罗公使Yasukichi Yatabe的泰国研究和学生交流计划，第三章，泰国-1943年下半年的日本关系与日本大东亚会议，暹罗精英如何比较泰国与日本的情况，第一章讨论了泰国近代历史重要转折点中的日本事例。20世纪30年代，出现了“暹罗日本化”的争论。然而，本章实证表明，暹罗精英深受日本的例子，甚至在1930年之前的十年。1932年宪政革命后，暹罗经历了强大的日本繁荣，暹罗人到日本的人数显着增加。附录中列出的泰国有关日本的书籍的迅速增加证明了这种日本繁荣。至于第二章，日本外交官YATABE的努力，第三章介绍了八田部先生在泰国留学的转折点和最重要的一点，并对八田部先生在泰国留学的主要贡献进行了分析。太平洋战争期间的泰日关系，也就是1943年下半年。在本章中，讨论了东条首相于1943年7月批准的前领土收回，总理Phibul和外交部长Vichitra Vadakan之间的分裂扩大以及Phibul有意不参加1943年11月在东京举行的大东亚会议的影响。

This report is composed by three chapters as follows ; Chapter 1, discourses on Japan by Thai elite before the second World War, Chapter 2, Thai studies and student exchange programs by Yasukichi YATABE, Japanese Minister to Siam from 1928 to 1936, Chapter 3, Thai-Japan Relations in the latter half of 1943 and Greater East Asia Conference in Japan.How Siamese elite compared Thai cases with Japanese ones and attempted to follow Japanese examples in the important turning points in the modern Thai history, are discussed in Chapter1. It is in the 1930s that arguments on "Japanization of Siam" appeared. However, this chapter demonstrates empirically that Siamese elite were deeply influenced by Japanese examples even before the decade of 1930. Siam experienced strong Japanese Boom after the 1932 Constitutional Revolution and number of Siamese travelers to Japan increased remarkably. Such Japanese boom is proved by the rapidly increased publications of Thai books on Japan as listed in the appendix.As for Chapter 2, endeavors of a Japanese diplomat, YATABE, to promote Thai studies among Japanese and prepare facilities for Thai students in Japan in order to attract more Thai students to Japan are focused on. A list of YATABE's books and articles is appended.Chapter 3 treats the turning and most important period of Thai-Japan relationship during the Pacific War, that is the latter half of 1943. In this chapter, the effects of recovery of former territories approved by Prime Minister Tojo in July 1943, widening split between Premier Phibul and Foreign Minister Vichitra Vadakan, and intended nonat endance of Phibul to Greater East Asia Conference in Tokyo in November 1943 are discussed.