Airline reports fewer bookings to Japan ahead of popular July 5 prediction

If you or someone you know has plans to travel to Japan this summer and you're even a little superstitious, there's one date you might want to keep in mind

A manga from the late 90s has predicted past incidents and points to another date, July 5th

The author calls it her dream journal and while some travelers are taking it seriously, others say it's just coincidence

One airline has even reported a drop in bookings around that time, but we're laying out the facts and leaving it up to you to decide

In 1999, manga artist Ryo Tatsuki published The Future I Saw, a book based on hundreds of her recorded dreams

She claims the first dream came true in 1991 about a man with a brilliant personality and striking features who would die soon

A few months later, British singer Freddie Mercury passed away, though some say that may have been a coincidence

But in 1995, she dreamt of a violent earthquake hitting her hometown of Kobe, Japan

On January 17th that year, a 6.9 magnitude quake did just that, killing 6,000 people and leaving 45,000 homeless, according to National Geographic

One of her most shocking claims came from a dream in 1991. Her book includes a page reading, a huge catastrophe will occur in March 2011

On March 11th that year, a 9.1 magnitude quake struck eastern Japan, followed by a tsunami known as the Great East Japan Earthquake

The disaster killed 16,000 people and left 2,500 missing, presumed dead. And as for what next July 5th 2025 According to a local Japanese outlet Tatsuki added that date to the cover of her book saying she wasn sure if it was connected to the 2011 quake but believed it

would be important. In one dream, Tatsuki said she saw the sea boiling south of Japan, which she

interpreted as a potential underwater volcanic explosion. And given her track record, some

people aren't taking any chances. According to another local Japanese outlet, the general manager of Hong Kong based Greater Bay Airlines says we

expected around 80% of the seats to be taken, but actual reservations came to

only 40%, which people suspect is due to Tatsuki's manga. Multiple outlets

report the airline has cut back flight options. However, major carriers like

Japan Airlines and on upon Airways say they haven't noticed a similar trend

Similarly, a feng shui master has also warned of possible natural disasters this year, including earthquakes and aviation incidents

She's urged caution when traveling to countries like Japan and South Korea throughout 2025

Japan's Miyagi governor addressed the buzz at an April 23rd press conference, saying he hopes tourism won't be impacted by online rumors and emphasized that Japanese citizens themselves are not leaving

The U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies have been clear. Scientists cannot predict earthquakes with certainty, and they don't expect to have that ability anytime soon

But July 5th is coming. For now, it's just a date. Whether it's a coincidence or something you want to act on, we'll leave that up to you

With Straight Arrow News, I'm Kennedy Felton. Download our app or visit san.com for more