Thaksin, who is on a week-long visit to Japan, told a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday that he did not want to fuel any more conflict. "I just want to be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem," he said.
Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul took the initiative with the Japanese government to issue a special entry permit to Thaksin.
Thaksin served as Premier from 2001 to 2006 before being toppled in a coup backed by Thailand's affluent. He has been living in self-exile in Dubai (UAE) for the past three years dodging a sentence on an abuse-of-power conviction. The Foreign Ministry under the Democrat-led government revoked Thaksin's diplomatic passport in December 2008.
He is the de facto leader of the Pheu Thai party which came to power winning last month's elections. His youngest sister Yingluck Shinawatra was sworn in the Kingdom's first female Prime Minister.
The Shinawatra family ties have led to accusations that once in power, Pheu Thai will seek an amnesty for Thaksin.
Earlier in the day, in her first address to the nation, the young Prime Minister said her priority was to stabilize the economy, boost incomes, and bring about "prosperity, reconciliation and justice."
Echoing his sister's words, Thaksin called for reconciliation.
Thaksin vowed that he would not meddle in the functioning of the new government, which he expects to move "more and more toward democracy." He admitted that he provides timely advise to his sister, and "acts like an encyclopedia."
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