Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, the General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, together with Mr. Aro Kasakawa, the Japanese Expert, extended a warm welcome to Mr. Fukami Shusuke, the Director-General, Yukinobu Miyakoda, the Director, and Mr. HOSAKA Masahiro, the Deputy Director from the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Japan, at the APTERR Secretariat on 13 January 2026.