What Happens if Tsunami Hit One of Japan's Tourist Hotspots?

What happens if tsunami hit one of Japan's tourist hotspots?

Kamakura, just south of Tokyo, is known for its beaches that attract many foreign tourists. But the area faces a tsunami risk. The city is introducing new safety measures for visitors.

Some tourists who wanted to visit Japan in the summer are canceling their plans. It's all because of a prophecy that appeared in a certain manga. Its author had predicted a natural disaster in advance. The concerns are also fueled by prophecies from fortune tellers and content on social media.

July Earthquake Prediction Is Scaring Tourists Away From a Top Summer Destination

An artist’s prediction of a catastrophe has spooked tourists. A Japanese manga predicted a major earthquake in Japan this July, and the premonition is scaring off travelers, especially from Hong Kong and China. Social media posts in East Asia are warning people to cancel or delay their trips, so much so that a Hong Kong-based airline has reduced flights between the two destinations. What’s Going On? In 1999, Ryo Tatsuki published a manga titled …

Tourists, especially from East Asia, are canceling or postponing their vacations in Japan en masse. According to the comic, a disaster of unprecedented proportions is expected to hit the country this summer. The author previously predicted Japan's strongest earthquake to date.

Decades-old comic book predicts a massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan in July 2025 —Tourists panic, flights cancelled

July 2025 catastrophe prediction from 1999 comic stirs fear across Asia A decades-old comic book prophecy has triggered widespread fear across East Asia, leading to a surge in travel cancellations to Japan. The alarming prediction—first published in 1999 by Japanese artist Ryo Tatsuki—warns of a catastrophic natural disaster set to strike the country in July 2025. The resurfaced forecast, which eerily anticipated the devastating 2011 Tohoku eart…

A cartoon by a Japanese artist that went viral during the coronavirus pandemic predicts an unprecedented natural disaster in less than two months. Readers believe it to be a prophecy – and dozens of flights to Japan in the coming months have been canceled.