Blackout hits Tokyo, vicinity as power lines hit by crane

Blackout hits Tokyo, vicinity as power lines hit by crane

TOKYO, Japan - The crane that hit Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s power lines spanning River Edo between Tokyo and Chiba prefectures stays folded on a ship on Aug. 14. A blackout hit many parts of Tokyo and nearby Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures earlier in the day. Some commuter train services operated by East Japan Railway Co. and other rail companies, as well as Tokyo's subway services, were temporarily suspended because of the outage.

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