Holiday reservations to Japan from key Asian markets rushed before the busy summer season. Cause: Legends of the upcoming earthquake prophesied in the manga graphic novel.
Social media and viral contributions have unsetted travelers and have renewed attention to mango artist Ryo Tatsuki’s prediction of a huge earthquake that would flood Japan with tsunami waves. Tatsuki, some claiming to have predicted the Japanese earthquake of 2011, gives July 2025 as the date of the approaching event in the graphic novel, which was first published in 1999.
Manga was re -published in 2021 with further content and speculation about the earthquake has recently gained a new life on social media, while YouTube videos and Facebook posts warn people to travel to Japan attract millions of views.
Although scientists claim that the accurate timetable timing cannot be predicted, airlines reservation from Tai -Wan, South Korea and Hong Kong have fallen since April – reservation from the last immersion of 50% compared to Rok, according to Bloomberg Intelligence of Forwardkeys. The weekly reservation at the end of June to the beginning of July from the Asian Financial Center was also up to 83%.
Greater Bay Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines have reduced some flights to Japan this month because officials are asking the general public to give no rumors.
Yoshihiro Murai, the Governor of Prefecture Miyagi, said last month that rumors are beginning to influence tourism and ask people not to take speculation seriously. The Japanese website of the Meteorological Agency reminded people that contemporary science could not predict high accuracy.
The Japanese position in the so -called Ring of Fire, the region of increased tectonic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean, making it one of the most countries susceptible to the earthquake in the world. The last main earthquake of Japan was in 2011, which caused the devastating tsunami and a nuclear disaster in Fukushima.
Yet the total tourism to Japan remains ascending. In April, Japan recorded a record 3.9 million foreign visitors that lured cheap only.
“Speculation of earthquakes certainly have a negative impact on Japanese tourism and temporarily slow down the boom,” said Eric Zhu, analyst Bloomberg Intelligence for aviation and defense. “Travelers accept access to risk due to many other short options in the region.”
ZHU expects more airlines to feel some pain in the next few months based on contemporary reservation formulas and expected flight loads.
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. It can be particularly endangered due to its high exposure to the Japanese tourism market. The group, which includes Hong Kong Express, plans to donate almost one fifth of their planned seats to Japan in the autumn, making it the largest international market for airlines, ZHU said.
Tatsuki’s work – the future I have seen – is based on a dream in which the tsunami will flood the Japanese archipelago and affects Hong Kong, Tai -wan and the Philippines. The rumors were also powered by a significant Hong Kong Feng Shuim, who predicts predictions for large online tracking and urged the applicants to avoid Japan.
Others took the February reports of the working group for the earthquake of the Japanese government, which has long been monitored by seismic activity along the Nankai riverbed, which increased the risk of mega earthquake, which could trigger 100 feet to approximately 80%over the next 30 years.
Tatsuki, now retired and still living in Japan, said that a high level of interest reflects the growing awareness of the readiness of the disaster.
“I, I would like to take preventive measures, such as stocks in preparation for disasters and confirmation of evacuation routes when I went out,” Bloomberg said in a statement. “I intend to stay alert daily as I approach July 2025.”
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