Head of Disaster Risk Reduction-Education office of the Japanese newspaper company, Kahoku Shimpo Publishing, Shinichi Takeda, said the media across the world, including Papua New Guinea, play a vital role in disaster risk.
The Kahoku Shimpo is a regional newspaper in Sendai in northeast Japan. Takeda was working as the deputy chief editor during the time of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the area on March 11, 2011.
Takeda explained that it’s vital for media organisations to report on what to do prior to a disaster and to raise awareness among the people.
