A manga novel's prediction of a mega-earthquake hitting Japan on July 5th has sparked widespread fear, amplified by recent seismic activity and memories of the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake.

A TV monitor shows an earthquake that occurred off the coast of the Tokara Islands in Japan, on July 3, 2025. The epicenter was 20 kilometers deep, and the magnitude of the earthquake was ...

Manga predictions fuel rumours of ‘deadly’ quake Amid the increasing frequency of earthquakes, a comic book prediction has been fuelling speculations of a “deadly earthquake" in Japan. The ...

A 70-year-old manga artist’s prediction about a devastating tsunami in Japan on July 5 has sent the internet into a tizzy, with several tourists cancelling their tickets to the country in the wake of ...

A viral manga prediction of a July 5 megaquake has sparked panic across Japan, but scientists dismiss the claims as unscientific and warn of real risks from the Nankai Trough.

Japan experiences about 1,500 earthquakes a year, almost a fifth of the global total. The country has spent decades putting earthquake preparedness plans in place.

Ryo Tatsuki, Japan ’s answer to Nostradamus, wrote down 15 dreams she had in the 1990s, many of which would come true. They were published in a 1999 manga called Watashi ga Mita Mira, known as ...

In addition to the manga, Qi Xian Yu, a feng shui master and Hong Kong television personality known as "Master Seven," announced that a powerful earthquake would strike Japan between June and August.

Hong Kong travel agencies have not recorded widespread cancellations of Japan-bound tour groups for the coming weekend, despite a manga artist’s widely discussed prediction that a mega ...

Social media-fuelled fears — partly driven by a manga reissued in 2021 predicting a major quake on July 5, 2025 — have prompted some tourists to postpone travel to Japan.