Japan has long been a true friend of Thailand and is one of the country’s most significant investors, with the highest accumulated investment.
Despite intense competition in the modern global trade landscape, over the past 1-2 years, the BOI, in collaboration with relevant agencies, has introduced several measures to support Japanese investors.
These initiatives aim to help Japanese businesses in Thailand adapt to new challenges and remain competitive, including measures to advance the automotive industry towards new technologies, promote hybrid vehicle production, encourage the use of local content in the electric vehicle and electronics industries, establish the Thailand Investment and Expat Service Centre (TIESC) as a new one-stop service, and prepare mechanisms for clean energy for Japanese companies aiming to go green.
Recently, the BOI has introduced measures to facilitate the relocation of machinery from Cambodia to Thailand, which will support many Japanese companies with production bases connected between the two countries, allowing them to continue their operations seamlessly.
Abe emphasised that despite the uncertainty surrounding US import tax policies, Japanese investors remain committed to doing business in Thailand.
They are expanding their sales channels both domestically and internationally.
JETRO will continue to promote economic, trade, and investment cooperation between Thailand and Japan, including supporting the collaboration of Thai and Japanese industries through business matching activities and other initiatives designed to foster a favourable investment environment between the two countries.
Over the past 10 years (2015 – June 2025), Japan has submitted 2,620 investment promotion applications, with a total investment value exceeding 700 billion baht. The majority of these investments have been in the automotive industry, followed by the electronics and electrical appliances industry, and the chemicals industry, respectively.
AloJapan.com