tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post1466262944930127312..comments2008-08-04T16:07:45.247+09:00Comments on My So-Called Japanese Life: In the DarkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-82028462834717989972007-04-09T22:50:00.000+09:002007-04-09T22:50:00.000+09:00Actually, I was talking more about the situation w...Actually, I was talking more about the situation with the student and how it feels when these things happen rather than the rarity or source of the power outages.<BR/><BR/>I think it probably happens in Tokyo when something needs to be reset for some reason (or it wouldn't be so short an outage). The only other time it may happen is during relatively strong earthquakes.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419851636570519145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33409496.post-61429278919224012632007-04-09T19:39:00.000+09:002007-04-09T19:39:00.000+09:00Such an experience is even more rare where I live:...Such an experience is even more rare where I live: all the power cables run underground. It'd take a major earthquake or a regional power failure to turn lights out around here.<BR/><BR/>Still, you're right, it does happen a lot less in Japan in general. I covered this <A HREF="http://www.blogd.com/archives/001210.html" REL="nofollow">almost exactly two years ago</A> myself, and the best theory I heard to explain it was that there are fewer big/tall trees around to fall on power lines, taking them out.Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027590154507641968noreply@blogger.com