Japanese manga artist Ryo Tatsuki (70) has changed her stance on the previously controversial prediction that “a great disaster will come on July 5, 2025.” She is known for predicting the Great East Japan Earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Japanese Sankei Shimbun reported on the 24th that “Tatsuki still claims that the great disaster itself in July will occur, but she has changed her mention of the specific date ‘July 5.’”
Tatsuki gained attention for predicting the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) through dreams. Her manga ‘The Future I Saw,’ published in 1999, was later reissued in a revised edition in 2021, which included content stating, “A real disaster will strike Japan in July 2025.” The cover included the phrase, “The day the disaster occurs is July 2025.”
She stated in the book, “The seabed between Japan and the Philippines will erupt, and tsunamis will surge into countries around the Pacific,” and that “the height of the tsunami will be about three times that of the Great East Japan Earthquake.” She also explained, “If the date I dreamed of matches the actual date, the next disaster will occur on July 5, 2025, at 4:18 a.m.”
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, “Many people in Hong Kong believe in Feng Shui, and there are quite a few travelers who are worried about the disaster prediction,” and explained, “We had to reduce flights to prevent losses.”
However, Tatsuki revised her stance in a recently published book, stating, “It seems that what I said was reflected in the book based on past experiences” and “Not necessarily something will happen on the day I dreamed.” Nevertheless, she maintained her existing claim that this July will be an important turning point for Japan and neighboring countries.
In response, the Japan Meteorological Administration strongly refuted the predictions. Minister Ryoichi Nomura of the Japan Meteorological Administration stated, “It is scientifically impossible to predict earthquakes in terms of timing, location, and magnitude” and added, “Such predictions are false information and constitute a misreport.”