The prediction of a decades -old Japanese manga created an atmosphere of fear and anxiety throughout Asia including Japan. It is being claimed that a fierce earthquake and tsunami are going to occur in Japan on 5 July 2025. The prediction was made in a manga called ‘The Future I Sau’, whose writer is Ryo Tatsuki, who is now a retired manga artist who has crossed the age of 70 years.
This manga was first published in 1999 and warned of a “Mahavinash” in March 2011, incidentally the same year when the 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the tohoku area. More than 18,000 people were killed in this earthquake and the subsequent tsunami and the Fukushima Diaichi nuclear plant was also in crisis.
Warning of “three times big tsunami”
In 2021, this manga was again printed, which included a new prediction – that a real disaster would come in July 2025, and the sea level between Japan and the Philippines would explode. This will destroy the “three times higher waves” southwest Japan. This warning has created a furore on social media.
Earthquake on July 3 and apprehension increased
On July 5, two days before the “prediction of the disaster”, on July 3, the 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Tora Island, which further increased the concern of the people. Some people called it a ‘initial signal’ of Manga’s prediction.
Rely on science, not on rumors
meanwhile Japan (Japan) Ayataka Abita, director of the meteorological agency earthquake and tsunami monitoring division, has appealed to the people not to get entangled in rumors and trust scientific facts.
He said: “According to the current scientific information, it is impossible to tell the location, time and intensity of an earthquake with accuracy. Please trust the information based on scientific evidences.”
At the same time, Manga’s writer Tatsuki said in an interview recently that “maybe this incident should not happen”, but he did not completely withdraw his prediction. According to the Time report, the 2021 copy of his manga has been sold more than 10 lakhs and its video has been viewed millions of times on social media.
There was a direct impact on tourism
This strange prediction has the deepest impact on tourism. According to Steve Huen of Hong Kong-based travel company EGL Tours, “These rumors have reduced our Japan-based business by about 50%.” Some passengers have canceled their flights and bookings in travel agencies have come to a standstill.
After the earthquake on July 3, 13 residents were evacuated from the Akuskizima Island located near Kyushu, the southern part of Japan and sent to the capital. These people reached Kagoshima city after a 11 -hour ferry journey. They have been accommodated in a hotel or relatives for at least a week, and the stay will be extended when needed.