Japanese manga artist Ryujunryo predicts a strong earthquake and tsunami will hit the country in July, causing concern and even panic among many people, leading to a decrease in the number of foreign tourists. In response to this, she emphasized the importance of remaining calm and seeking advice from experts in an interview with the media.
According to a report by the Japanese newspaper “Mainichi Shimbun,” Ryujunryo described her precognitive dreams in her manga book “The Future I See” published in 1999, which included a prediction about the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, a prophecy that was highly accurate in reflecting actual events.
Due to the dissolution of the original publisher, the book went out of print. However, another publisher, “Asuka Shinsha,” re-edited and republished the book in 2021 as “The Future I See: Complete Edition,” with the cover stating “A real disaster will come in July 2025,” indicating that Japan will experience a major earthquake and tsunami on July 5.
Ryujunryo wrote in the book, “I dreamt of a great disaster. The Pacific Ocean waters south of the Japanese archipelago were rising.” She urged people to recognize the importance of being prepared and taking action now, as well as contemplating how to live after a disaster strikes.
The “Mainichi Shimbun” pointed out that due to this prediction, bookings for travel to Japan started to stagnate around February this year. Many foreign tourists have canceled their trips to Japan, including Hong Kong visitors.
Hong Kong-based Greater Bay Area Airlines announced in April that it would reduce its flights to Sendai, Japan from four times a week to three times a week between May 12 and October 25, and flights to Tokushima from three times a week to two times a week.
In response to the situation of travel cancellations due to earthquake predictions, 70-year-old Ryujunryo, in a written response to the “Mainichi Shimbun” interview, said, “I look at this matter completely objectively.”
She continued, “The high level of concern shown by everyone indicates that people’s disaster preparedness awareness is continuously increasing, which I think is very positive. I hope this attention will promote the implementation of safety measures and preparedness.”
On the other hand, she emphasized that the interpretation of precognitive dreams should be left to individuals to judge. She also hoped that people would not panic excessively but rather seek advice from experts and take appropriate actions.
According to Ryujunryo’s prediction, the epicenter of the earthquake on July 5 will be located between Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines Sea, with the resulting tsunami heights being about three times that of the 3.11 earthquake, causing one-third of Japan’s land to be submerged, and the crustal movements will connect Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Philippines into one continuous area.
In response to this, former director of the Earthquake Center of the Central Weather Bureau in Taiwan, Guo Kewen, stated in an interview that there is currently no indication that such drastic geological changes will occur in the central part of the Philippine Sea Plate. Although Japanese officials have estimated the probability of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough exceeding 80% in the next 30 years, the main activity areas are concentrated at plate boundaries, not in the “central area” as indicated by the prophecy.
He stated, “Even in the event of a major earthquake, it is not possible to raise the crust of Taiwan to the extent of forming a new continent connected with the Philippines and Hong Kong in a short period.”
Ryujunryo’s accuracy in predictions is claimed to be extremely high. In addition to the 3.11 earthquake, she also accurately predicted events such as the death of Princess Diana in a car accident and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.