Broadcasters from across Asia are meeting in Tokyo to review their coverage of the tsunami and discuss their role in the event of future disasters.
The three-day workshop on Natural Disasters and the Broadcasters Role is being staged by Japans public broadcaster, NHK, and the ABU.
Senior representatives of the national broadcasters in the four worst-hit countries Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand are among about 40 participants.
On the first day, participants recognised the key role of broadcasters in educating people about the true nature of natural disasters. A number of speakers noted that, before 26 December, most people knew little about a tsunami and the devastation it can cause.
Participants also agreed that that it took too long for some broadcasters to receive official confirmation of the early information they received about the tsunami. Ways of speeding up this process needed to be found, they said.
Speakers also noted that the tsunami aftermath had clearly demonstrated the importance of radio in a time of natural disaster.
Participants will visit Japans Meteorological Agency and a disaster prevention centre in Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of Tokyo.