The Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok was founded on September 27, 1954 with 30 member companies. During 54 years after  its establishment, JCC has contributed to Japanese companies in Thailand in various forms. Concurrent with the growth of Japanese joint-venture companies, the JCC has taken part in various kinds of activities to assist in harmonizing with Thai society.

    Membership has increased steadily with the expansion of investment and the transfer of Japanese company's plants to foreign countries. Particularly after the Plaza Accord in 1985, number of the JCC members rapidly increased because of the foreign investment boom caused by the Japanese yens appreciation and the change into a borderless global economy. Accordingly, the number of the JCC members increased to 394 companies in April 1985 and to 696 companies in 1989. Thereupon, in June 1994 the JCC has increased its membership to 1,000 companies by June 1994. Presently, the number of members has increased to 1,303 companies as of  April, 2009.

    The Japanese Chamber of Commerce is the largest Japanese Chamber of Commerce located in a foreign country. The structure of  the JCC is comprised of a Board of Executive Directors (1 President, 3Vice-Presidents, 1 Treasurer and 1 Chairman of General Affairs ), 15  divisions divided by various business categories, 16 Committees divided into separate functions, and the Economic Research Group. The JCC conducts activities under the close cooperation of related government offices and other economic agents by focusing on the Board of Directors (44 Directors, 1 Special Director and 2 Auditors).

Note:The data of 1954 is the number at September 27,1954. For other years are the numbers at April 1 of each year.