Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110318:08:55:00
Being controlled by the police. the traffic lights are out. but everybody maintaining fairly decent order. >> well, that was our reporter and english teacher peter kimani who lives in a tokyo suburb. he says many things in every day life have been affected like showering and heating the house. he also says demand for bicycles has gone way up. and these scenes are increasingly common at intersections. a lone policeman directing traffic. but as other aspects of japan's orderly society, there haven't been reports of orderly fender benders. and a writer and english teacher in tokyo has been docume...