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TOKYO — Japan’s huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill as it paralyzed trains that normally run like clockwork, crippled mobile phones, stranded hordes of commuters and trapped scores of people in elevators.
Widespread electricity outages left millions of homes and buildings without power. Tens of thousands of people milled at the capital’s train stations, roamed its streets or hunkered down at 24-hour cafes, hotels and government offices offered as emergency accommodations.
Japan’s top telecommunications company, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., set up an emergency phone line and a special Internet site for people to leave messages for family and friends.
