Manga The Future I Saw, released by Ryo Tatsuki and selling 900000 copies, predicts a July disaster, prompting thousands from China and Hong Kong to abandon Japan vacations. Psychic warnings and an eerily timed 2011 quake prediction fuel the mass retreat and travel fear.

Tour agencies across Asia now report bookings to Japan dropping by half, as social media fans dissect the manga’s cover and quake prophecy. Earthquake prediction anxiety collides with summer travel plans, with suitcase wheels swapped for nervous online debates and psychic hashtags.