May 31, 2025
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Holiday bookings to Japan are down – could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?

Holiday bookings to Japan are down – could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?

The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 2025

A grim prediction made in a manga first published a quarter of a century ago is being blamed for a dramatic fall in holiday bookings to Japan from several Asian countries.

Flight reservations to Japan from some of its key tourism markets have reportedly plummeted, with some linking the fall to The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel based on the “prophetic” dreams of its author, Ryo Tatsuki.

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