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Local NewsThe Grenadian Voice

Local Journalist learnt best practices in disaster
preparedness and mitigation in JapanAt the back: L-R: APIC Secretary General Megumi Araki, Glenda Allen from Jamaica and Barry Alleyne from Barbados. At the front: L-R: Ayaka Otaka from Japan, Christine
Simealai Moetala-Faiupu from American Samoa, Rachna Nath from Fiji, Programme Coordinator Mr Floyd Takeuchi, APIC President Ambassador Peter Sato, Anisha Samuelfrom Grenada, Akiko Sagano - Secretary General at FPCJ, Talililagi Kelesoma from Samoa and Deputy Director of the Media Relations Divison at FPCJ - Mayuko Fukasawa
nisha Samuel – a story a day, which wastion.
independently nomiAPIC was estabFPCJ is a non-profit
and up-to-date inforsenior reporter
then shared with othnated for considerlished in 1975 andindependent private
mation on Japan. It
During the closingwith The Grena- ers in the programme.
ation, and if they passpromotes international organisation, formallyarranges individual
ceremonyondian Voice newspaper, “The result is a discithat step, must thencooperation and deep- inaugurated ininterviews, press tours,
represented Grenada
plined way for journal- Wednesday October
apply for one of six
ens mutual underOctober 1976, to propress briefings and25, APIC President,
at the 2017 Association ists to develop anpositions (three fromstanding between
vide foreign journalists publish foreign lanfor the Promotion ofunderstanding of what Ambassador Peter Sato the Caribbean, three
Japan and nations inwith necessary assisguage materials on
expressed hope that
International Corpothey're studying byfrom the Pacific
the Caribbean andtance and cooperation
Japan.
participants enjoyedration/Foreign Press
doing what journalists
Islands.
Pacific Islands.
for collecting accurate
the short stay in Japan
Centre Japan (APIC/
do best -- put new
and bid them to returnFPCJ) Journalists’ Pro- information in thesometime to visit othergramme.
context of story-tellThe Pacificing,” said Mr Takeuchi. parts of Japan to communicate what Japan
Caribbean Journalists'
Duringtheprois
doing.
Programme, which ran
gramme, participantsfrom October 16-26,“It was a pleasure tovisited three major citwas designed to focus
experience Japan andiesTokyo,
Kyoto
andon the environment
be a part of thisSendai. They also got
and disaster preparedintense
programme
ness from the perspec- an introduction to tra- which required us toditional
andcontemtive of Japan's best
be on the ball daily.
porary Japanese culpractices, as well as its
ThoughJapan is ature, which included
lessons learned.
muchlarger
and techvisiting temples andnologicallyadvanced
According to theshrines that are desigcountry than Grenada,
Programme
nated as National
both countries share
Coordinator, Mr Floyd Treasures and Worldsimilarchallenges andTakeuchi, “Japan may
Heritage sites. The
so its best practices
be the world's best lab- journalists also learnt
can be a model to us
oratory for studying
about the kimono,on our journey inthis subject as it has
which is the traditiondisaster preparedness
frequent earthquakes,
al wear of Japan andand mitigation.
typhoons, occasional
the history of animaGrenada
sees recycling
tsunamis, and activetion. Their visits also
asamustin the future;volcanoes.” Mr
included an apartment
therefore,
it can learn
Takeuchi is anwaste area to learn
athingortwo from
American journalist
how citizens sort andJapanforsuccessful
with 40 years of news
dispose trash for recyimplementation,” said
media experience,cling, waste treatment
including as a financial centre, recycling plant, Ms Samuel.

Amarkets correspondentfor Bloomberg News
based in Tokyo.

The Participants,
who hailed from
Barbados, Jamaica, Fiji,
American Samoa andSamoa, were required
to write one 350-word

an affected town –Higashimatsushima -following the 2011 tsunami and earthquake
and the Shichigo
Elementary School in
Sendai to learn about
their efforts in disaster
preparedness and mitigation through educa-

The first class of theprogramme, traveled
to Japan in 2015. The
process of selecting
the fourth class, which
will travel to Japan in
2018, is expected tocommence soon.
Participants must be