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Visitors’ interest in Japan was plunged in June amid Manga Prophecy, which predicted that the “catastrophe” would strike on Japan in July 2025.
The forecast was in 2021 to reprint the Japanese comic book, or the manga called “Watashi Mita Mirai, Conceban” (which means “The Future I saw, the complete edition”) of the artist Rio Tatsuki.
In the original print of the book in 1999, the cover page referred to “Catastrophe in March 2011”.
In March 2011, Japan transferred its most powerful earthquake, a large earthquake to Tokhok, which caused almost 20,000 deaths and a fukushima Daichi nuclear disaster.
A Amazon List For reprinting, she stated that the author had “new prophetic dreams”, including “a real disaster will come in July 2025,” Google reports.
CN Juene, head of the Hong Kong Tourist Agency, said CNBC that rumors were widespread in Hong Kong, where he spread on major media, television networks and via YouTube affecting YouTube.
According to the National Tourism Organization of Japan, reducing Hong Kong, they plunged 33.4% compared to the year, after a preliminary decrease by 11.2%, according to Japanese National Tourism Organization.
Juene said his agency had a 50% decrease in orders in April and May in Japan since last year.
The arrival of tourists from other Asian countries also felt slow growth. Arrival from South Korea increased by only 3.8% in June compared to 11.8% of May. Arrival from Taiwan also slowed down significantly, from 15.5% increase in May to 1.8% in June.
According to Japan’s travel statistics, Japan’s 24%increased by 24%, only in January to May this year.
“Perfect storm”
Juene Wwpkg said it is used to transition related to spontaneous disasters that usually end after the incident is over.
But “this time everything is different because nothing really happened. It is just rumors or prophecy,” he said CNBC. “This is the first time we saw such an incident.”
Hong Kong and Japanese media reported earlier in July What Hong Kong Airlines has reduced flights to some Japanese cities, including Nagoya.
January report from Japan Osachi ShimbunReferring to the country’s headquarters to promote the research of the earthquake, he also warned that the likelihood of megakwak in the next 30 years has grown to 80% – a development, which, in conjunction with prediction, created a “perfect storm” to determine travelers, said Jen.
However, Japan’s meteorological agency stated: “It should be noted that the issuance of information that indicates the increased potential for the earthquake in the Nanki does not necessarily mean that a person will actually strike.”
Asian tourists are more affected than Western
JNTO data showed that the share of Asian tourists fell in June, but in Western countries grew.
CNBC experts talked to various reasons, including cultural ones.
“Mango is not only fun; it is widely read in different age groups and carries a little cultural authority in some Asian societies,” said Zimba Cambl, a senior hospitality teacher at James Cook University.
This combined with the memories of past disasters and the reality of Japan’s seismic vulnerability means that such warnings are “resonated” in the region, she said.
Kiattipoom Kiatkawsin, Associate Professor of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism from the Singapore Institute of Management, said the rapid spread of rumors through the platforms of social media and the collectivist nature of many Asian societies led to the social enhancement of perceived risk.
“This means that even if some people have doubts, the collective response of their community or peers can significantly affect their decisions, which will lead to extensive behavioral changes such as the cancellation of travel,” Kimotoxin said.
“In this case, a fictional story, enhanced by social media, can create convincing if the scientifically unreasonably reason to postpone the trips,” he said.
But both experts also pointed to a more normal reason: flexibility of travel with short transport.
Kiatkawsin said the costs of canceling flights and orders at hotels are no longer perceived as a barrier.
“If they don’t go to Japan this time, they can go another time without having a lot of trouble to organize again,” he added.
Kiatkawsin said it does not expect the forecast to affect Japanese’s overall forecast, given that prediction is limited by July.
– Caela Ling in CNBC contributed to the story.
