Overview

• The Japan Meteorological Agency has rejected the manga’s timeline as unreliable and lacking scientific basis.
• Travel agencies report that bookings to Japan have halved and cancellations have surged, especially among visitors from Hong Kong.
• Nomura Research Institute warns that tourism losses could reach ¥560 billion as travelers postpone or cancel July trips.
• More than 900 tremors have rattled islands off Kyushu in recent weeks and a magnitude 5.5 quake struck near the Tokara Islands on July 3 without prompting a tsunami warning.
• Officials and seismologists stress that precise earthquake prediction remains impossible and urge continuous disaster preparedness across the country.