Japanese airlines cancel flights after manga predicts disaster
Artist and author Ryo Tatsuki published 'Watashi ga Mita Mirai,' which translates to 'The Future I Saw,' in 1999. She calls the book a dream journal and says it's based on her recorded dreams.
According to some, Tatsuki has been accurate in the past.
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Tatsuki's first dream was in 1991, when she saw a man with a brilliant personality and striking looks who died, months before Freddie Mercury passed away.
Some, however, have called that dream a coincidence rather than a prediction.
Another dream, recorded in 1995, included a violent earthquake hitting Kobe, Japan, Tatsuki's hometown. On Jan. 17, 1995, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the area, killing 6,000 and leaving 45,000 homeless.
In another entry from 1991, Tatsuki wrote of a 'huge catastrophe' to take place in March 2011. That prediction appeared to foreshadow a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that would be known as the 'Great East Japan Earthquake.'
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The resulting tsunami killed more than 16,000 people and left 2,500 missing.
The book, which had a 2021 reprint, referenced a real catastrophe coming on July 5, 2025.
Tatsuki has said she is unsure if the date connects to an earthquake, but she reportedly saw the sea boiling south of Japan in a dream.
Her interpretation of the dream was a volcanic eruption triggering destruction.
Some airlines have reduced flights around the date due to decreased demand, while others, including Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, say they haven't seen a change in bookings.
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Tatsuki's prediction is not the only one. Feng shui master Qi Xian Yu predicted a year of disasters in 2025, including aviation disasters, complete with a warning to avoid countries including Japan and South Korea.
Experts have said there is no way to predict major earthquakes and Japanese authorities have urged people to keep visiting.
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