Planned Power Outages Leave Ginza in Silence
The economic impact is severe.
March 17, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Eerie darkness prevails over otherwise glittering Ginza shopping district in the heart of Tokyo as bright lights and neon signs are turned off and streets are deserted around 9:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2011. Eerie darkness prevails over otherwise glittering Ginza shopping district in the heart of Tokyo as bright lights and neon signs are turned off and streets are deserted around 9:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2011. Japan's largest electric utility company began the first-ever rolling blackout Monday to help prevent an unexpected large-scale power outage after a powerful earthquake shut two nuclear plants The blackout, however, could sharply curtail Japan's economic growth and disrupt global commerce. AFLO) [1090].