The instructors of “3-Square World History” will stimulate your desire for knowledge with “NHK Master in 3 Months MOOK: Learn More About World History from an Asian Perspective,” on sale October 23rd.
NHK Publishing Inc. Press Release: October 23, 2025 The instructors of “3-Square World History” will stimulate your desire for knowledge in “NHK Master in 3 Months MOOK: Learn More About World History from an Asian Perspective,” on sale October 23rd. The four great civilizations, three great religions, and three great inventions all originated in Asia. This new world history guidebook answers the voices of those who wish they had heard more of those stories! NHK Publishing’s “NHK Master in 3 Months MOOK: Learn More About World History from an Asian Perspective” was released on October 23, 2025. Seven researchers from different eras and regions, from ancient times to the present, will provide detailed explanations of eye-opening stories you won’t learn in school, linking them to their own specialized themes.
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NHK Publishing “NHK Master in 3 Months MOOK: Learn More” “World History from an Asian Perspective” to be released on October 23, 2025 The “Master in 3 Months” series is a popular textbook on NHK’s “Adult Refresher Course.” This anthology project features a collaboration between the instructors of “World History,” the series’ first publication. “When we think of ancient civilizations, we think of Greece and Rome, but in fact, Rome was influenced by the Near East.” “The collapse of the Mongol Empire, the culmination of Asian history, created the modern era of European dominance, which led to the Renaissance, the Age of Discovery, and capitalism.” Seven researchers, each covering a different period and region from ancient times to the present, will provide more detailed explanations, linking them to their own specialized themes, than previous programs and textbooks. A comprehensive world history guidebook perfect for fans of NHK educational textbooks! In fact, if you think about it carefully, the world’s four great civilizations, three great religions, and even three great inventions all originated in Asia or its neighboring regions. In other words, Asia, connected by the vast Eurasian continent, was the birthplace and birthplace of many technologies, knowledge, and cultures. We cannot begin to discuss world history without taking note of this fact. Nor can we fully discuss the history of the West, which later adopted Asian culture and became the central axis and leader of the world. And now, when “globalization” is being loudly proclaimed, isn’t it time to study world history from a new perspective, to learn about parts that are invisible from the traditional perspective of world history? (Excerpt from “Prologue: A New World History Unravelled from Asia” by Takashi Okamoto) Contents Prologue: A New World History Unravelled from Asia Takashi Okamoto Chapter 1: The Roman Empire from an Asian Perspective Fuminori Inoue Chapter 2: The Orient and the Birth of World Religions Tomoko Morikawa Chapter 3: The Intersection of the Grasslands and China – Nomadic States and China Takashi Furumatsu Chapter 4: The Completion and Disintegration of the Mongol Empire Noriko Miya Chapter 5: A Watershed in World History – Post-Mongol Hegemonic Shift Yamashita Norihisa Chapter 6: Europe and Asia – The Future of International Order Hosoya Yuichi Afterword Okamoto Takashi About the Author Edited by: Takashi Okamoto Born in 1965. Professor at Waseda University and Professor Emeritus at Kyoto Prefectural University. Completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. Specializes in Oriental history and modern Asian history. His works include “Modern China and Maritime Customs,” “Between Vassal State and Autonomy,” “The Birth of China,” “A History of Corruption and Inequality in China,” and “An Introduction to World History.” Inoue Fuminori Born in 1973. Professor at Waseda University. Completed doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. Specializes in ancient Western history. Her works include “The Roman Empire and its Soldiers,” “The Silk Road and the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire,” and “The Rome of Military Emperors: The Changing Senate and the Decline and Fall of the Empire.” Tomoko Morikawa Born in 1972. Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo. He completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. He specializes in the history of West Asia. His publications include “Research on Shiite Pilgrimages to Holy Sites,” and he has edited and written books such as “A History of Migration and Exchange in Early Modern Asia” and “Uncovering West Asia through Cities: History, Society, and Culture.” Takashi Furumatsu Born in 1972. Professor at Kyoto University. Withdrew from the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. Specializes in eastern Eurasian history. Her works include “Conquering the Grasslands: Up to Great Mongolia: Series on Chinese History 3” and “The Era of Multipolar Coexistence in Eastern Eurasia.” Miya Noriko Born in 1972. Assistant Professor at Kyoto University. He completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. He specializes in Mongolian history. His books include “Publishing Culture in the Mongolian Era,” “East and West of Knowledge in the Mongolian Era,” and “The World Map Born from the Mongol Empire.” Yamashita Norihisa Born in 1971. Professor at Ritsumeikan University. Graduated from the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of International Social Sciences, with completed doctoral studies. Specializes in historical sociology and world-systems theory. His publications include “Modern Empire” and “Reading Japan through World-Systems Theory.” Yuichi Hosoya Born in 1971. Professor at Keio University. Graduated from the Keio University Graduate School of Law with a doctoral degree. He specializes in the history of international politics and British diplomacy, and has written books such as “Postwar International Order and British Diplomacy,” “International Order,” and “What is Historical Awareness?”
◆NHK Digital Magazine has published a portion of Takashi Okamoto’s “Prologue: A New World History Unravelled from Asia.” NHK Digital Magazine Product Introduction
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