The " Propher of the earthquake" of Tohoku 2011 and the death of legendary performer Freddie Mercury, Ryo Tatsuki continue to fuel global anxiety - CNN, Times of India reported.
Ryo Tatsuki is not a scientist, nor is he an exotic. She is a manga painter but became famous thanks to... prophecy. Since 1999, Tatsuki has published the book The Future I saw, which records images and events that she affirmed were seeing first. Although not many people initially believed it, the book gradually attracted attention when many predictions came true.
The most prominent is the prediction of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people and led to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Tatsuki is also said to have seeed the 1995 Kobe earthquake, the death of Freddie Mercury and many other incidents.
To be exact, she was called by the media as "the newBaba Vanga of Japan", causing many unbelievers to be skeptical but still unable to take their eyes off her predictions.
In the reprint of The Future I Saw, Ryo Tatsuki warned of a huge geological event that would occur in July 2025. According to her, a giant crack will form under the seabed between Japan and the Philippines, creating three times as many sunny spots as in 2011.
She also described the Japanese Sea as "boiling up", making many people think of underwater volcanications or super-large earthquakes.
The seismic center that Tatsuki painted is diamond-shaped, connecting Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan (China) and the Northern Mariana Islands - right in the "Pacific Ring Road", the most active seismic area in the world.
It was not until July that the Japanese tourism industry clearly felt the impact of the prophecy. According to WWPKG travel agency based in Hong Kong (China), the number of tourists booking tours to Japan during the recent holiday has decreased by 50% and this trend is expected to continue into the summer.
Mr. CN Yuen - Director WWPKG - shared with CNN: "Tourists are not only affected by Tatsuki's predictions, but also by the recent announcement from the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo".
In April 2025, the Chinese Embassy warned citizens of the country to be vigilant against the risk of natural disasters when traveling or living in Japan. Although it does not directly mention prophecy, this recommendation makes the concern spread even more.
While social media is heating up with the hashtag #July2025Prediction (July 2025 Prediction), the Japanese government is still cautious. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has not issued any specific warnings regarding the time frame mentioned by Tatsuki.
However, officials say Japan's earthquake monitoring and Tsunami warning systems are still among the most modern in the world. We understand people are worried but I would like to confirm that there is no scientific basis for any specific events in July, said the JMA representative.
