Is a mega earthquake hitting Japan today? The Manga prediction everyone's talking about
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However, currently and especially today, on July 5, people in Japan are scared for their lives and those planning to visit the country have put their plans on hold. Why so? Let's find out!
A tsunami to hit Japan?
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This is because a Japanese manga novel has predicted that a mega-earthquake will hit Japan today. The buzz started from the 2021 reprint of a 1999 manga called 'The Future I Saw' by Ryo Tatsuki, a retired manga artist known as Japan's 'New Baba Vanga'.
In it she predicted a crack under the seabed between Japan and the Philippines, triggering a tsunami three times larger than the 2011 one that hit the country.
Why are the people scared?
In 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's northern Tohoku region. The incident claimed the lives of nearly 20,000 people and caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. Many believe that Tatsuki had predicted the occurrence. According to the South China Morning Post, a manga's cover included the words "massive disaster in March 2011" leading people to believe that she foresaw the event.
Long-time followers of the new Baba Vanga also believe that she predicted the death of Princess Diana, musician Freddie Mercury and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additionally, over 1,000 earthquakes have rattled the Tokara island chain of the country since June 21, with the latest one on July 3 leading to the evacuation of one small southern island's 89 residents. With these quakes coinciding with the predicted doomsday, people's fears have only amped up.
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Will a mega earthquake truly occur?
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Seismologists insist that the predictions are scientifically impossible. 'At the moment, it is still impossible to predict an earthquake with specific timing, location or its magnitude,' the Japan Meteorological Agency told the Associated Press last month, calling any such prediction 'a hoax' and 'disinformation'.
The author herself tried to diminish the speculation through a statement issued by her publisher which clarified that she was "not a prophet" and that the mega earthquake may not happen. She encouraged readers not to be 'overly swayed' by her dreams and 'act appropriately based on expert opinions'.
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