@article{oai:nichibun.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000418,
 author = {YASUDA, Yoshinori},
 journal = {Nichibunken Japan review : bulletin of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {Southwest monsoons dramatically fluctuated during the Last Glacial Age, resulting in changes of humidity which influenced Japan's culture and environment.  Wet climates during the Interglacial and Interstadials were closely linked to the active southwest monsoons, while dry climates during the cold Stadials were partly caused by the southwest monsoons being dormant.  The development of accumulation terraces was also directly influenced by the fluctuations of the southwest monsoons.  Several transitions in Japanese Paleolithic culture appear to have been greatly affected by the fluctuations of the southwest monsoons.  For example, the Late Paleolithic culture, characterized by knife-shaped tools, adapted to the dry climate which was due to the conspicious dormancy of the southwest monsoons during the maximum glacial period.},
 pages = {113--152},
 title = {Monsoon fluctuations and Cultural Changes During the Last Glacial Age in Japan},
 volume = {1},
 year = {1990}
}