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Group tour prices from Hong Kong drop 10% as tourists opt for alternatives to Japan
Published on 15/06/2025
» Hong Kong travel agencies have launched cheaper outbound group tours this summer, driven by increased flight capacity amid a shift in tourists' preference away from Japan due to increased earthquake concerns.
Travellers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2025
» TOKYO — Holiday bookings to Japan from key Asian markets have plunged ahead of the busy summer season. The cause: Rumours of an impending earthquake prophesied in a manga graphic novel.
Manga predicting quake keeps tourists away from Japan
Published on 20/05/2025
» A surge in travel cancellations to Japan has followed renewed attention to a Japanese manga that predicts a major earthquake on July 5, 2025. The phenomenon has sparked concern among tourists, particularly in East and Southeast Asia.
Japan issues megaquake warning, but many travellers from Hong Kong undeterred
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/04/2025
» Some Hongkongers have cancelled their trips to Japan following a new megaquake warning issued by the country's authorities, while others have said they will still proceed with extra caution.
Japan will tap emergency rice supplies as prices surge 82%
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2025
» TOKYO — Japan will sell 210,000 tonnes of rice from its emergency stockpiles as households are paying record prices for the grain.
Weeklong Japan megaquake alert ends
Kyodo News, Published on 15/08/2024
» KYODO - A weeklong government call for increased preparedness based on an advisory over a potential megaquake along the Pacific coast officially ended 5pm on Thursday, after no new major seismic activity was confirmed around the Nankai Trough.
‘Megaquake’ fear spurs panic buying in Japan
Published on 10/08/2024
» TOKYO - Japanese authorities have urged the public to refrain from hoarding emergency supplies, after panic buying led to shortages of some essential goods following the release of a “megaquake” advisory.
Japan issues first 'megaquake' warning
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/08/2024
» TOKYO - An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for a megaquake from an undersea trough running along a swath of the country’s coast.
Japan PM cancels Central Asia, Mongolia trip over megaquake advisory
Kyodo News, Published on 09/08/2024
» KYODO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled his planned four-day trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia, as the weather agency warned that the risk of a potential massive earthquake in a vast area of the Pacific stretching from southwestern to central Japan has increased.
Damage minimal after strong quake off Japan
Published on 08/08/2024
» TOKYO - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southwestern Japan on Thursday afternoon but no major damage was reported and only relatively minor tsunami waves reached the coast.