Japan Heading Towards Disaster? 1000 Quakes Rock Tokara Islands; Tokyo Warns Of More Tremors

Last Updated:July 06, 2025, 09:52 IST

As the tremors shook southern Japan, social media users have revived interest in the comic, looking for clues or potential predictions about future quakes.

Akuseki Island in Japan (Credits: X)

Japan is witnessing earthquakes, with the government warning of more possible jolts in waters southwest of its main islands on Saturday after a 5.4-magnitude quake shook the area again on Saturday.

The authorities have urged all 89 residents of Akuseki Island, a small island in the country’s south, to evacuate following a strong earthquake on Thursday.

The quake is the latest in a series of over 1,000 tremors that have recently struck the region.

While the quakes already raised concerns among the residents, rumours sparked on social media platforms from interpretations of a 1999 comic book titled “The Future I Saw" by Ryo Tatsuki, a self-proclaimed clairvoyant. The comic contains a series of handwritten predictions based on her dreams, many of which she claims came true.

Earthquakes And The Manga Connection

In recent years, The Future I Saw has gone viral in Japan and abroad for seemingly predicting the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated Fukushima. In the manga, Ryo Tatsuki mentioned a major disaster striking on March 11—the exact date of the 2011 event.

Now, amid the recent tremors in southern Japan, social media users have revived interest in the comic, looking for clues or potential predictions about future quakes. Some claim that the manga warns of increased seismic activity around 2025, which has further intensified public attention to Japan’s current quake clusters.

Authorities Ask Not To Believe In Rumours

Amid the buzz over the book and the predictions, Japan’s government urged the public not to believe unfounded predictions of a major disaster.

“With our current scientific knowledge, it’s difficult to predict the exact time, place or scale of an earthquake," said Ayataka Ebita, director of the Japan Meteorological Agency’s earthquake and tsunami monitoring division.

“We ask that people base their understanding on scientific evidence," Ebita told a press conference.

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