Power glitch hits Disneyland, sumo

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Power glitch hits Disneyland, sumo

Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 06:46 JST TOKYO — A malfunction at a power substation caused a temporary dip in voltage transmission in Tokyo and six prefectures in eastern Japan on Tuesday, affecting attractions at Tokyo Disneyland in Chiba Prefecture and sumo bouts in the capital.

Tokyo Electric Power Co officials said the malfunctioning of a changeover switch at a substation in Tokyo's Koto Ward caused the glitch, which occurred at around 4 p.m. (Kyodo News)

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=27794

-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), May 22, 2001


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