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The 30th Japanese Statistical Mission to Korea
The 30th Japanese Statistical Mission to Korea headed by Mr. AKO Taijiro, Director-General, Statistical Survey Department, Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ), visited Korea from 24 to 28 August 2026.
They had discussions with the staff of Ministry of Data and Statistics of Korea (MODS) concerning the Experiences from the Population Census, Establishing Statistical Registers and Providing Them as Microdata, Using AI in Statistical Information Services and Overview of the NSTAC.
In addition, the mission visited Busan City Government and exchanged information about statistical works in local government.
Japan and Korea have been cooperating with each other through the exchange of statistical missions almost every year since 1982. The missions aim to develop official statistics of both countries, and have served as opportunities to discuss the experiences and challenges between the two offices with regard to a wide range of statistical issues, such as organization, surveys, tabulation and data provision, and circumstances of local statistical organizations.
The members of the 30th mission were as follows:
Mr. AKO Taijiro, Director-General, Statistical Survey Department, Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
Ms. TAKAHASHI Kumiko, Director of Planning, General Affairs Division, Statistics Bureau, MIC
Mr. KAWANO Kiyohide, Senior Research Officer, Survey Planning Division, Statistical Survey Department, Statistics Bureau, MIC
Mr. TSUJI Kenta, Unit chief, Population Census Division, Statistical Survey Department, Statistics Bureau, MIC
Mr. NISHIMURA Shoki, Director-General, Information Systems Department, National Statistics Center (NSTAC)
Scene of meeting with the Vice Minister of Data and Statistics
Scene of discussion (MODS)
Scene of visiting MODS
Scene of visiting Busan City Government
