Mount Shinmoedake volcano in Japan erupts, sending ash plume into the sky amid predictions of a 'mega disaster'. The Japanese authorities raised the alert level to 3, warning of potential falling rocks and pyroclastic flows.

( NewsNation) — Airlines in Japan are cancelling flights after a drop in sales linked to a manga from the 1990s that predicted a disaster. Artist and author Ryo Tatsuki published “Watashi ga Mita Mirai,” which translates to “The Future I Saw,” in 1999. She calls the book a dream journal and says it’s based on her recorded dreams.

Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with some airlines cancelling flights from Hong Kong where passengers numbers have plunged.