TOKYO -- When the iconic hotel Okura Tokyo reopened earlier this month after spending four years under construction cranes, a stone monument was quietly unveiled on the premises.

The new Okura Tokyo has recognized the hallowed grounds on which it stands with a monument to the Chinese United League, whose guiding members chose Sun Yat-sen as their leader. (Nikkei Montage by AP/Ken Kobayashi)
With help of Japanese supporters, Sun Yat-sen dreamed of a united Asia