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

The manga *The Future I Saw*, originally published in 1999, has gained unexpected relevance as a prophetic tool for the dramatic decline in holiday bookings to Japan from several Asian countries. Its cover depicted a "great disaster" linked to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and new content added in 2021 suggested a 2025 apocalypse, fueling online speculation and social media warnings. While there’s no scientific basis for these claims, experts note Japan’s susceptibility to earthquakes, with officials already acknowledging the impact of the manga on travel trends amid a broader tourism boom post-COVID-19.