From the early design phase of the Act on Promotion of Cancer Registry which took effect in 2016, Dr. Matsuda has played a central role and contributed to the establishment of the cancer registry system in Japan.

Building on the strong network and trusting relationship he has built in the field of cancer epidemiology and statistics in Europe and Asia as the PI of the IARC Collaborating Center of GICR and the head of the Asian Partnerships Section of ATLAS project, he is striving to advance cancer research, collaborating across nations and disciplines.