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Japan Rejects Doomsday Claims Amid Quake SurgeOver 1,000 tremors struck Kagoshima in two weeks, prompting evacuations and urging reliance on scientific data.
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- Japanese officials warned of potential strong earthquakes near the southwest waters but dismissed unfounded disaster predictions.
- A 5.5-magnitude quake on Thursday led to evacuations on islands close to the epicenter near Kyushu.
- More than 1,000 tremors in Kagoshima over two weeks triggered rumors linked to a manga predicting a major event.
- The manga artist clarified not being a prophet as Japan remains one of the most seismically active regions worldwide.
With our current scientific knowledge, it's difficult to predict the exact time, place or scale of an earthquake.— Ayataka Ebita, director of the Japan Meteorological Agency's earthquake and tsunami monitoring division, after a 5.4-magnitude quake shook the area again on Saturday.
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