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Mass Travel Cancellations to Japan Following Manga's 2025 Disaster Prediction
- A Japanese manga titled 'The Future I Saw' predicts a major earthquake hitting Japan on July 5, 2025, causing widespread travel cancellations in East Asia.
- This prediction gained attention because the manga, first published in 1999, accurately forecast the 9.0-magnitude Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.
- The republished manga warns that a seabed crack between Japan and the Philippines will trigger waves three times higher than in 2011, intensifying anxiety especially in Hong Kong and China.
- Frankie Chow of Hong Kong's CLS Holiday said the prophecy caused a 70–80% drop in travel inquiries, while Greater Bay Airlines saw reservations fall from 80% expected to 40%.
- Japanese officials urge calm, stating there is 'no reason to worry,' but tourism experts expect cancellations to persist amid social media-fueled rumors despite acknowledged seismic risks.
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