Japan lifts power-supply warning for Tokyo and surrounding areas

Tokyo Tower is illuminated only in the lower-half part in response to the government's request to save electricity in Tokyo, Japan March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan lifted a power-supply warning for Tokyo and surrounding areas on Wednesday as supply stabilised, a day after the government had warned of possible blackouts in the aftermath of an earthquake last week.

The warning was lifted at 1100 JST (0200 GMT), after the government issued an urgent call the previous day to save energy, to which businesses and households responded by dimming lights and turning down thermostats.