A Japanese spiritualist who foresaw a catastrophic earthquake expected to occur within the next two months has led to widespread travel disturbance.
In light of this prediction by Ryo Tatsuki, often referred to as the ‘new Baba Vanga,’ residents in the predicted earthquake zone are urging tourists not to cancel their visits.
Many people are aware of the Bulgarian prophetess Baba Vanga, renowned for her purportedly accurate predictions of significant global calamities posthumously, such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the demise of Princess Diana.
Recently, focus has shifted towards 70-year-old Tatsuki, who had correctly predicted the March 2011 earthquake in Japan’s northern Tohoku region, a disaster that resulted in over 18,000 fatalities.
The manga artist published this prophecy in her 1999 book, The Future I Saw.
In 2021, a ‘complete edition’ of Tatsuki’s book was released, where she forewarned of another catastrophic event expected to occur in July 2025. This event is prophesied to impact Japan, specifically on July 5.
Tatsuki has cautioned that 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,” according to CNN.
Tourists planning to visit Japan have cited this unsettling prediction as a significant deterrent, with some even stating that their families are urging them to call off their planned trips to the country.
A post described: “Usually I’d just dismiss these warnings as them being paranoid, but it seems like there are a lot of reputable researchers saying that Japan is long overdue for a massive quake that could kill hundreds of thousands of people.”
Despite noting their own experience of surviving a significant earthquake, which left them traumatized, many were surprised at the idea of canceling a trip over an event that has not yet occurred.
One individual remarked: “There’s always warnings about a possible mega quake. You can’t predict it. So just go.”
Another added: “There are not [a lot of reputable researchers predicting the earthquake]. Anyone who says they can predict quakes is a quack. The government has given worst case scenarios for what could happen in a Nankai Trough quake which could happen in the next 30 years.”
The same user elaborated: “Notice the number of ‘could’s? Cancelling a holiday because of a quake that may come at some point in time in the next 30 years is quite frankly nuts. And I live here, in an earthquake prone area.”
Another participant noted that Japan frequently experiences earthquake alerts and highlighted that their infrastructure is designed to withstand such events.
The original poster responded with concern: “But what if I’m outside when it happens? Or if there’s a tsunami, even being inside a building won’t be safe.”
Another user reassured: “If you’re outside stay away from buildings so things don’t fall on you. Being inside during a tsunami is safe if you’re above the water line. You’re panicking over a whole lot of nothing by watching too many TikToks with disinformation.”