India, July 5 -- Over 1,000 earthquakes in two weeks, a comic book prediction for a doomsday today and a dip in tourism -- a lot is happening in Japan.

People in Japan are scared for what lies ahead, and people outside the country are rethinking their plans to visit, spooked by the latest edition of the Manga comic book, which many have interpreted as a doomsday warning for July 5, which is today.

Over two weeks, 1,000 earthquakes have rocked Japan, but there has been no tsunami warning or damages anywhere because of it.

While the government has urged people not to give in to unfounded predictions, it has also warned of more, possibly strong earthquakes in waters southwest of its main islands, reported news agency Reuters.

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