Earthquakes can’t be predicted. But a manga artist’s dream of a July 5 'megaquake' has spooked some residents and travelers.

The viral rumours have created panic among tourists, with some airlines cancelling flights to Japanese cities due to low ...

Since June 21, as many as 1,031 earthquakes rattled the Tokara island chain south of the Kyushu region in Japan.

The cancellations follow the spread of predictions linked to a manga depicting a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.

A series of earthquakes near Japan’s remote Tokara Islands over the past two weeks, along with a major eruption from a ...

A viral prophecy from Ryo Tatsuki’s 1999 manga has caused widespread panic across East Asia, as it predicted a “mega ...

Authorities on Friday evacuated residents from the islands located close to the epicentre of a 5.5 magnitude earthquake.

A decades-old manga is stirring unease across East Asia, as a reissued volume predicts a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami ...

Japan's weather agency said an earthquake that rattled small islands in the nation's southwest on Saturday was in no way ...

Japan's government on Saturday warned of more possible strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, but urged ...

Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with ...

A magnitude 5.4 temblor struck off the Tokara island chain on Saturday, the latest in a series of seismic events in the area.