TOKYO -- Business activity is gradually recovering in earthquake-hit Hokkaido as the prefecture recovers from an islandwide blackout, but those companies are adopting energy-saving measures to avoid the introduction of planned outages.
Economy
Hokkaido businesses save power to avoid rolling blackouts
Following big quake, local utility struggles to supply enough electricity
A half-lit Seicomart convenience store in Hokkaido. Operator Secoma is reducing lighting at its locations in response to a government request for businesses to limit their power consumption.
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