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Preface

The “Declaration on Royal Amity and Trade between

Siam and Japan” in 1887 A.D. in the reign of King Chulalongkorn and
Emperor Meiji was the official restoration of the relationship between
the two countries after more than hundred years on hold to become

thriving again. Many important pieces of evidence on the great
relationship between the two countries were directly related to the

three of His Majesty King Prajadhipok’s visits to Japan. The first visit
took place in 1924 A.D. followed by the others in 1931. A.D. The latter
were official as the first Siamese monarch in history to visit Japan

with very few people’s awareness of such crucial historical events
between the two countries especially at the time when both Siam and

Japan faced and overcame the pressure of colonialism from the West
as well as the political volatility around the world.

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