Radio and social media have proved to be essential amid the Ukraine war, as broadcasting infrastructure has often been a prime target, an executive at the country¡¯s public broadcaster said during a visit to Tokyo for training by NHK, citing an incident when a television tower in Kyiv was attacked last year.

¡°In some regions, radio is the sole source of information,¡± Mykola Chernotytskyi, chairman of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (PBC), said Monday. ¡°So, we have allocated resources to ensure the revival of radio broadcasting.¡±

Chernotytskyi was visiting the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya as part of the first of three training sessions funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan¡¯s aid agency. NHK and the PBC have been collaborating since the latter¡¯s inception in 2017, but this new project will focus on developing emergency reporting systems.