When an artist's fictional vision triggers real-world panic, what does it say about the power of our creative work?

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

A prediction by Manga artist Ryo Tatsuki about a major disaster in Japan on July 5, 2025, has sparked panic. This prediction ...

Earthquakes hit Japan constantly. About 1,500 a year. It’s one of the most tremor-prone places on the planet, perched on the ...

Japanese Baba Vanga has predicted that a massive earthquake and tsunami prediction would hit Japan on July 5, 2025, causing a ...

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

Japan is facing seismic unrest. Mount Shinmoedake erupted, spewing ash. This followed a 5.5-magnitude earthquake near the ...

As July 5, 2025, approaches, people all over Asia (and the internet) are getting nervous because of a dreadful prediction ...

A manga novel's prediction of a mega-earthquake hitting Japan on July 5th has sparked widespread fear, amplified by recent ...

It’s July 05, 2025 today- and the internet is going crazy over the mega earthquake and tsunami prophecy that was made by ...

Earthquakes can’t be predicted. But a manga artist’s dream of a July 5 'megaquake' has spooked some residents and travelers.

Japan has approved a new disaster plan. This plan aims to reduce deaths and damage from a potential Nankai Trough megaquake.