Wakkanai and Sarufutsu power outage: restoration recorded on 6 November
The network operator’s outage history records restoration for about 950 household connections in named parts of Wakkanai and Sarufutsu on 6 November 2026. The selected entry lists an interruption from 12:02 to 12:19, interpreted as Japan Standard Time (JST) from the operator’s location. The cause is listed as under investigation.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · Operator history records restoration at 12:19 on 6 November for the selected group of about 950 household connections; cause under investigation.
Source moment: Nov 6, 2026, 03:19 AM UTC (12:19 PM local time)
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The selected row covers Higashiura in Wakkanai and named parts of Sarufutsu; it does not describe either municipality in full.
Restoration is recorded at 12:19 on 6 November for the selected group of about 950 household connections.
The cause remains under investigation. The operator rounds household figures upward in steps of 10 connections; the total is not a count of people.
Where the interruption was recorded
The operator lists Higashiura in Wakkanai’s Soya village area, together with Ashino, Karibetsu, Sarufutsu, Shiraibetsu, Toyosato, Hamaonishibetsu and the west, east and south parts of Onishibetsu in Sarufutsu. The approximately 950 household connections belong to this selected history entry. They should not be added to totals in nearby rows, which overlap geographically.
A separate 11:54–12:02 history entry names the same footprint. Its relationship to the selected 12:02–12:19 interruption remains unresolved. These records do not establish a single longer interruption or a second group of affected households. The operator’s count is approximate and rounded upward in steps of 10 connections.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Recorded area
- Higashiura, Wakkanai, and named parts of Sarufutsu
- Recorded impact
- About 950 household connections; rounded upward in steps of 10 connections
- Operator history
- Restoration recorded at 12:19 on 6 November 2026
- Cause
- Under investigation
Restoration and remaining uncertainty
The selected entry records the start at 12:02 and restoration at 12:19 on 6 November. The history provides no exact publication time for that individual row. Its restoration record concerns the listed group; it is not an independent check of present electricity supply at every address.
The cause is under investigation. The available evidence does not confirm damage, a failure of critical infrastructure or a citywide outage. The precise affected-property boundary and any connection between adjacent history rows remain unknown.
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