ABSTRACT
Following the analysis of 3,373 cases of incidents/accidents and the arrests of 2,414 suspects, it was found that Thais’ behavior deteriorated sharply during the last stage of war while Japanese behavior improved. This improvement in Japanese behavior was the result not only of the disappearance of badly behaved Japanese soldiers from the Chinese battlefield after their passage but also the Thais’ repeated request for improvements in discipline and the enforcement of discipline by the Thailand Garrison Command. However, the observance of joint arrest by Japanese MPs that Thais repeatedly requested did not really materialize until the end of the war, which led to an increased level of dissatisfaction among the Thais. On the other hand, the deterioration in Thais’ behavior was reflected in the rapid increase in the number of thefts and attacks which was the result of the severe shortage of goods during this period, and the anti-Japanese movement also became increasingly apparent during the final phase of the war. Therefore, I concluded that the Thai–Japanese alliance was the alliance founded on patience; it was maintained by both Thais’ patience toward bad behavior and the neglect of agreement by Japanese and the waning of Japanese patience toward the deteriorating behavior of the Thai population.
