Japan is crying over a comic book. This is because the “earth truth” in the story blew away tourism ..

The ‘Great Earthquake’ ghost story is just a prediction of tourism revenue of 5 trillion ‘Tuk’ in the comic book…”There’s no basis”

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Japan is crying over a comic book. This is because the “earth truth” in the story blew away tourism profits of more than 5 trillion won at once. Coincidentally, the 5th, which was designated as the day of the earthquake, passed peacefully, but only the Japanese tourism industry was devastated.

Japan’s Asahi News recently reported, “Because of cartoons, absurd rumors spread that a major earthquake will occur in Japan on July 5.” “Japan’s tourism demand has plummeted since May as foreign media such as the United States and the United Kingdom reported the possibility of a major earthquake.”

The shock waves are being revealed in numbers. Nomura Research Institute predicts that tourism revenue of 560 billion yen (about 5.29 trillion won) will decrease as the number of tourists visiting Japan decreases.

In fact, Taiwanese tourists have more than halved in the case of travel to Japan, and Hong Kongers who easily believe in superstitions have actually fallen to the level of zero travel to Japan. On top of that, as Koreans’ travel sentiment to Japan has slowed down, round-trip tickets to Japan have fallen to around 100,000 won by the end of July.

In particular, Kagoshima in the Kyushu region of Japan is devastated. As a result of the recent eruption on the Shinmoedake volcano, flights were canceled, causing direct and indirect damage. Asahi News is concerned that not only Japanese locals but also foreign tourists are avoiding the Kagoshima area itself.

The earth truth is a ghost story that originated from Japanese cartoonist Tatsuki Ryo’s 1999 book, “The Catastrophe is coming on July 5, 2025.” Contrary to prophecy, there was no major earthquake in Japan on the 5th, but Tatsuki Ryo is reportedly maintaining his claim that a major disaster will occur within this month.

Earlier, the Japanese Civil Society predicted that a major earthquake (Nankai Sea Valley Earthquake) could cause economic damage of 1466 trillion yen and about 3,847 trillion won in Korean money over 20 years.

It is 2.4 times larger than Japan’s gross domestic product of 609 trillion yen last year.

The Civil Society estimates that the recovery period is 22 years until the Great Nankai Earthquake occurs and the economy normalizes. This is the result of a comprehensive calculation of the process from the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 to the normalization of the economy.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) dismisses the July earthquake ghost story as a groundless rumor. However, more than 1,500 large and small earthquakes have occurred across Japan, including the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Kyushu, raising a sense of crisis.

A travel industry official said, “Ghost stories are just ghost stories. Rather, it may be the right time in terms of cost to travel to Japan, he advised.

Shin Ik-soo, travel journalist