“New Baba Vanga” doomsday prediction spreads fear

TOKYO: A woman who has been dubbed as the ‘new Baba Vanga’ has bad news for people in Japan and anyone who had plans to travel there soon.

Ryo Tatsuki, a Japanese manga artist, is famous not only for her drawings but her accurate predictions about world events. Her new prediction has sparked concern around the world.

His recent book, “The Future I Saw” claims that a massive earthquake and tsunami could hit the sea between Japan and the Philippines in July 2025, which would be three times more destructive than the 2011 tsunami.

Ryo Tatsuki is now being called “Japan’s Baba Vanga” because several of her predictions—such as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and the death of Freddie Mercury—have proven correct.

She also spoke of an ‘unknown virus’ — now thought to be in reference to coronavirus — that would come in 2020 and would peak in April of that year before returning again a decade later.

TATSUKI PREDICTIONS FOR JULY

In a newer edition of her original 1996 book The Future I Saw which hit shelves in 2021, Tatsuki spoke of a ‘real catastrophe’ that would take place on July 5, 2025.

CNN reported that warned that she warned ‘a crack will open up under the seabed between Japan and the Philippines, sending ashore waves three times as tall as those from the Tohoku earthquake’.

It’s thought that a under volcanic eruption might also be on the horizon after Tatsuki mentioned ‘boiling’ sea water that could trigger a ‘mega tsunami’.

As soon as the prediction came out, Hong Kong’s leading travel agency WWPKG said that the number of tourists visiting Japan had dropped by 50 percent. Fears, rumors, and concerns about natural disasters have had a profound impact on Japan’s tourism industry.

While Japanese officials have dismissed Tatsuki’s prediction as unscientific, the Chinese embassy in April advised citizens living in Japan to be on the alert for possible natural disasters, further fueling concerns.

The topic is trending on social media with the hashtag #July2025Prediction. Some are taking it seriously, while others say it is just a random assumption.

Authorities in Japan have appealed to the public to ignore rumours and only seek information from reliable sources. However, there is a sense of unease in areas with fresh memories of the tsunami.

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