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 TOKYO--A month after the massive March 11 quake and tsunamis in  Japan, aftershocks continue as power-saving measures spread darkness in  Tokyo. Here, neon lights in the city's Kabukicho district are half-lit  as the capital conserves electricity. Signs throughout Tokyo read  "setsuden" (electricity conservation).

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 A building in Tokyo's Shinjuku and its giant video screen are dark.

 
 
 The landmark Ishimaru Denki building in Tokyo's Akihabara electronics neighborhood looks pretty dim.

 
 Even vending machines, which normally radiate light like it's going out of style, are dark.