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

In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one' ...

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

The Tokara Islands in southern Japan have experienced a wave of more than 1,200 earthquakes since late June, with some ...

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

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

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.

Just two days before the exact date (July 5, 2025) that manga artist Ryo Tatsuki predicted in her cult novel The Future I Saw ...

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

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

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