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...what happened during the Japanese occupation. A respected archaeologist, Arimitsu went to Korea in 1931 to do graduate work. "We wanted to know the history of the Korean peninsula, not from reading but from excavating the actual sites," Arimitsu says in an interview at the small museum in Kyoto where he works. The Japanese sent scholars to itemize Korea's cultural heritage, the first such effort in Korean history. Colonial officials produced a 15-volume series on everything from roof tiles and temple architecture to porcelain and royal jewelry: it is still the most comprehensive catalog of Korean culture. Arimitsu...
...Today on the grounds of the Kyoto National Museum stands a rest pavilion, the roof of which is supported by four 2-m-tall stone pillars. Visitors relax or chat on its benches. To Koreans, the torch-shaped pillars are sacred: they once were placed in front of royal tombs to symbolize the King's power. Ten kilometers away, granite sculptures of Korean scholars line a road that leads to the entrance of a tofu restaurant. Two years ago when curator Jang visited, he found the eatery had planted Japanese flags in front of each sculpture. He was incensed...
...Anderson's liberal policies are causing screeches in the conservative state legislature. He champions the Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gas emissions, anathema to conservatives. He blocked plans for a megamall on the outskirts of the city, tirelessly campaigns for enlarging the mass-transit network and has put out hundreds of red flags at street crossings for pedestrians to carry, making them easier to spot by drivers. He was outspoken in the fight-which he won-to have beer served at Olympic events...
TIME: After Sept. 11, is unilateralism dead in the U.S., in the Republican Party? BLAIR: It's important to look at this on an issue-by-issue basis. Look, America has got its position on the Kyoto Protocol. I happen to take a different position, but America can't be expected just to say, "Well, we're giving up our positions on these things." Let's be clear: a lot of people in Europe thought [on Sept. 11] America would launch strikes that night, it didn't matter where. That's not what happened. It wasn't me or anybody...
...that brought back European concerns over the perceived unilateralism of President Bush. The administration's reactions to everything from the Comprehensive Test Ban treaty and the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty to the proposed International Criminal Court, the convention against landmines and the Kyoto Accords have painted Bush, in European eyes, as the bully on the block rather than a global citizen in good standing. And while his record on the death penalty may be in keeping with the American mainstream, it's beyond the pale in Europe...