The site in Kobe where, on November 28, 1924 (Taisho 13), Sun Yat-sen delivered the historic speech titled Pan-Asianism. In this address, Sun called on Japan to stand on the side of the kingly way of Asia rather than the hegemonic way of the West, and it proved to be his final public speech. His challenge to Japan, asking whether it would become a watchdog of Western hegemony or a fortress of the …

On November 28, 1924, Sun Yat-sen (Sun Yixian), founding father of the Chinese Revolution, delivered a historic address titled 'Pan-Asianism' at the auditorium of Kobe Higher Girls' School (present-day Kobe College). Sun was visiting Japan at the time while promoting the First United Front between t…