The idea that uplift of Himalaya and Tibet caused onset and enhancement of Asian Monsoon is not new, but it has never been tested because the knowledge on the timing and mode of onset and evolution of the Asian Monsoon as well as those of Himalaya and Tibet uplift has not been sufficient. Situation changed recently due to the drastic progress in reconstruction of Asian Monsoon evolution through intensive studies of loess in China as well as of hemipelagic sediments of the Japan Sea. The knowledge on the timing and process of Himalaya-Tibet uplift has also been accumulated. In addition, climate model, which is necessary to examine the linkage between Himalaya-Tibet uplift and monsoon onset and evolution, has improved drastically.In this synthesis, I summarized recent advances in our knowledge on the onset, evolution, and variability of Asian Monsoon, and reconstructed probable process of its evolution based on compilation of the paleoclimate data.
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