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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nJapanese manga artist Ryo Tatsuki (70) has changed her stance on the previously controversial prediction that \u201ca great disaster will come on July 5, 2025.\u201d She is known for predicting the Great East Japan Earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
The Japanese Sankei Shimbun reported on the 24th that \u201cTatsuki still claims that the great disaster itself in July will occur, but she has changed her mention of the specific date \u2018July 5.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Tatsuki gained attention for predicting the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) through dreams. Her manga \u2018The Future I Saw,\u2019 published in 1999, was later reissued in a revised edition in 2021, which included content stating, \u201cA real disaster will strike Japan in July 2025.\u201d The cover included the phrase, \u201cThe day the disaster occurs is July 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n
She stated in the book, \u201cThe seabed between Japan and the Philippines will erupt, and tsunamis will surge into countries around the Pacific,\u201d and that \u201cthe height of the tsunami will be about three times that of the Great East Japan Earthquake.\u201d She also explained, \u201cIf the date I dreamed of matches the actual date, the next disaster will occur on July 5, 2025, at 4:18 a.m.\u201d<\/p>\n
This prophecy has spread across Asia, selling over 1 million copies of the book, and has caused a stir, with Feng Shui experts in places like Hong Kong citing the predictions. Demand for travel to Japan has decreased, prompting Greater Bay Airlines, a low-cost carrier in Hong Kong, to reduce its flights to Japan from three times a week to twice. The airline stated, \u201cMany people in Hong Kong believe in Feng Shui, and there are quite a few travelers who are worried about the disaster prediction,\u201d and explained, \u201cWe had to reduce flights to prevent losses.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, Tatsuki revised her stance in a recently published book, stating, \u201cIt seems that what I said was reflected in the book based on past experiences\u201d and \u201cNot necessarily something will happen on the day I dreamed.\u201d Nevertheless, she maintained her existing claim that this July will be an important turning point for Japan and neighboring countries.<\/p>\n
In response, the Japan Meteorological Administration strongly refuted the predictions. Minister Ryoichi Nomura of the Japan Meteorological Administration stated, \u201cIt is scientifically impossible to predict earthquakes in terms of timing, location, and magnitude\u201d and added, \u201cSuch predictions are false information and constitute a misreport.\u201d<\/p>\n