{"id":630805,"date":"2025-07-30T14:40:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/-630805\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:10:34","slug":"did-japans-new-baba-vanga-predict-the-2025-tsunami","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/did-japans-new-baba-vanga-predict-the-2025-tsunami-630805\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Japan\u2019s &#8216;New Baba Vanga&#8217; Predict the 2025 Tsunami?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Alegreya%3Awght%40700\" 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