Ryo Tatsuki is a Japanese manga artist who has gained sudden fame for her prediction of a major disaster set to strike Japan on July 5, 2025. In her book The Future I Saw, she described a catastrophic event involving boiling seas, huge bubbles and massive waves, possibly triggered by an underwater explosion or volcanic eruption.
Her prediction suggests that cities may sink into the sea, and the impact could be worse than the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, one of Japan’s deadliest natural disasters.
Tatsuki’s warning has caused real-world panic. Travel agencies say that many people from Hong Kong and Taiwan have cancelled or postponed their trips to Japan out of fear. According to reports, flight bookings from Hong Kong to Japan fell by 83% between late June and early July.
Travel agencies and airlines report that customers are worried and feel it’s safer to avoid travelling to Japan in early July, even though there is no official alert.
Japanese authorities are trying to calm the situation. Yoshihiro Murai, Governor of Miyagi Prefecture, has asked people not to panic. He confirmed that there is no government warning or scientific basis for the prediction, reports a Hong Kong daily.
The Japanese government hopes the situation will settle and that tourism will not be severely affected. Officials are urging both citizens and tourists not to make decisions based on fear or rumours.
Ryo Tatsuki is being compared to Baba Vanga, a blind Bulgarian mystic known for her predictions. Like Vanga, Tatsuki’s past predictions have caught attention:
Because of these past claims, and the level of detail in her visions, she is now being called the “New Baba Vanga” by many on social media and in the press.
While Ryo Tatsuki’s prediction has gone viral, Baba Vanga’s 2025 predictions are also being shared again. According to reports, she predicted:
Many are linking her predictions to the deadly 2025 Myanmar earthquake and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has deeply impacted Europe’s economy.
So far, there is no official scientific warning about any disaster striking Japan on July 5, 2025. Japanese authorities are clear:
Experts say that while people are free to believe what they want, policy decisions and travel choices should rely on verified facts, not predictions.