Diver’s discovery sparks major dispute over Asia’s answer to Atlantis

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A diver's discovery off the coast of Japan has sparked a decades-long dispute over what some believe could be Asia's answer to Atlantis.Diving instructor Kihachiro Aratake first stumbled upon the mysterious underwater structure near Yonaguni island while searching for new dive sites."Back in those days the sea was so very clear," he told The Times.

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"And looking down I felt I was looking down on Machu Picchu." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The vast formation - now known as the Yonaguni Monument - features strikingly straight edges, terraces, steps and tunnel-like structures stretching across hundreds of yards.Some experts believe it could be the remains of a long-lost civilisation.Professor Masaaki Kimura, a geologist at the University of the Ryukyus, argued the site may be "a probable, ancient, megalithic civilisation… an ancient city beneath the sea", dating back around 10,000 years.He claimed the structure resembles a pyramid-like temple complex, complete with roads, smaller...

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