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TOKYO/HONG KONG -Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan’s ...

A viral manga claiming a “megaquake” on July 5 has stirred global anxiety under the keyword Japan’s Manga ‘Megaquake’ ...

A manga called The Future I Saw predicted a great calamity on July 5, resulting in several travel cancellations on the date.

Government scientists have reiterated that earthquake swarms are normal and do not lead to major destruction, even as a Japanese manga comic book prediction causes tourist arrivals in Japan to plunge ...

A decades-old manga has Japan on edge as fresh earthquakes hit the country’s south. Despite scientists stressing that quakes ...

Taemin, a member of the group SHINee, apologized for his rash remarks surrounding the Japanese earthquake ghost story. Taemin ...

Baba Vanga and a Japanese manga artist have made prophecies about catastrophic events in 2025, causing widespread fear and impacting industries. Experts dismiss these doomsday claims as lacking ...

An earthquake shook southwestern Japan on Saturday, registering a magnitude of 5.4. As the disaster hit the region, it ...

Japan’s remote Tokara Islands has been rattle by several (hundreds) earthquakes in the last few days, instilling fear among people of a major catastrophe. Now a quake with a magnitude of 5.3 shook ...

The Japanese government has announced that it would improve preparedness measures for a future Nankai Trough "megaquake" that could kill up to 300,000 people. Earlier in January 2025, an assessment ...