Popular manga’s ‘catastrophe warning’ for Japan triggers mass travel cancellations and tourism slump - Japan bookings have ...

Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with ...

Fear of a massive earthquake, amplified by both soothsayers and social media, is prompting some travelers to steer clear of Japan. And for many, it’s a comic book that’s scaring them away.

Ryo Tatsuki, whom some claim predicted Japan’s 2011 earthquake, gives July 2025 as the date of the impending event in a 1999 graphic novel.

Fear of a massive earthquake, amplified by both soothsayers and social media, is prompting some travelers to steer clear of Japan. And for many, it’s a comic book that’s scaring them away.

A comic book has sparked travel anxiety in East Asia with predictions that a “real catastrophe” will hit Japan this summer. The comic, originally published in 1999, depicts cartoon versions of ...