Blackout hits Tokyo, vicinity as power lines hit by crane

Blackout hits Tokyo, vicinity as power lines hit by crane

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Shimbashi subway station is crowded as the train services were temporarily suspended due to a blackout that hit many parts of the metropolitan region on Aug. 14.

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