Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 36:1 (1981) 37–54Hirata Atsutane and Christian SourcesRichard Devine- MN 36:1 (1981) 55–84Shugendō and the Yoshino-Kumano Pilgrimage: An Example of Mountain PilgrimagePaul L. Swanson
- MN 36:1 (1981) 85–92On Distinctions, Functions, and Hard Works to TranslateEarl Miner
MN 35:4 (1980) 375–403Who Tells the Tale? ‘Ukifune’: A Study in Narrative VoiceAmanda Mayer Stinchecum- MN 35:4 (1980) 437–56Seiganji: The Buddhist Orientation of a Noh PlayJames H. Foard
- MN 35:4 (1980) 457–66Postscript to ‘A Portrait of Shunkin’: Shunkinshō KōgoAnthony H. Chambers
- MN 35:4 (1980) 479–83Tanizaki’s Sentimental EducationEdward Fowler
MN 35:3 (1980) 257–72The Reception of Chinese Painting Models in Muromachi JapanGail Capitol Weigl- MN 35:3 (1980) 273–98Mandalas of the Heart: Two Prose Works by Ikkyū SōjunJames H. Sanford
- MN 35:3 (1980) 299–317Personal Poetry Collections: Their Origin and Development Through the Heian PeriodPhillip T. Harries
- MN 35:3 (1980) 319–36Jogaku Zasshi and the Founding of BungakukaiMichael C. Brownstein
- MN 35:3 (1980) 337–46Pushing the Papers of Kamakura: The Nitty-gritticists versus the Grand SweepersCarl Steenstrup
MN 35:2 (1980) 127–51Chigo Monogatari: Love Stories or Buddhist Sermons?Margaret H. Childs- MN 35:2 (1980) 153–97Kyakuraika: Zeami’s Final Legacy for the Master ActorMark J. Nearman
- MN 35:2 (1980) 199–221The Audience Evaluated: Shikitei Samba’s Kyakusha HyōbankiJacob Raz
- MN 35:2 (1980) 223–39Ōgai’s Craft: Literary Techniques and Themes in Vita SexualisYoshiyuki Nakai
MN 35:1 (1980) 1–19From Sakoku to Kaikoku: The Transformation of Foreign-Policy Attitudes, 1853–1868Conrad Totman- MN 35:1 (1980) 21–43The House-bound Heart: The Prose-poetry Genre of Japanese Narrative IllustrationPenelope E. Mason
- MN 35:1 (1980) 45–75Mirror for Women: Mujū Ichien’s Tsuma KagamiRobert E. Morrell
- MN 35:1 (1980) 89–98Concrete Discourse, Manifest Metaphor, and the Tokugawa Intellectual ParadigmHarold Bolitho
- MN 35:1 (1980) 99–106Mori Ōgai: The State of the FieldYoshiyuki Nakai
MN 34:4 (1979) 383–407The Bakufu Looks Abroad: The 1865 Mission to FranceMark D. Ericson- MN 34:4 (1979) 409–47Cinderella and the Jesuits: An Otogizōshi Cycle as Christian LiteratureChieko Irie Mulhern
- MN 34:4 (1979) 449–65Images of Exile and Pilgrimage: Zeami’s KintōshoSusan Matisoff
- MN 34:4 (1979) 467–78Councillor Defended: Matsukage Nikki and Yanagisawa YoshiyasuBeatrice Bodart-Bailey
- MN 34:4 (1979) 479–88The Place of Gukanshō in Japanese Intellectual HistoryH. Paul Varley
MN 34:3 (1979) 259–77The Echigo War, 1868Harold Bolitho- MN 34:3 (1979) 279–310Rags and Tatters: The Uzuragoromo of Yokoi YayūLawrence Rogers
- MN 34:3 (1979) 311–32Rooting the Pine: Shingaku Methods of OrganizationJennifer Robertson
- MN 34:3 (1979) 333–67Pilgrimage to Dazaifu: Sogi’s Tsukushi no Michi no KiEileen Katō
MN 34:2 (1979) 125–53The Hachiman Cult and the Dōkyō IncidentRoss Bender- MN 34:2 (1979) 169–208Linked Verse at Imashinmei Shrine: Anegakōji Imashinmei Hyakuin, 1447Thomas W. Hare
- MN 34:2 (1979) 209–30Thrift and Diligence: House Codes of Tokugawa Merchant FamiliesJ. Mark Ramseyer
MN 34:1 (1979) 1–20Tales of Samurai Honor: Saikaku’s Buke Giri MonogatariCaryl Callahan- MN 34:1 (1979) 21–48Sōseki on Individualism: ‘Watakushi no Kojinshugi’Jay Rubin
- MN 34:1 (1979) 49–72The Way of the King: An Early Meiji Essay on GovernmentRichard Devine
- MN 34:1 (1979) 73–99Ōyama Estate and Insei Land PoliciesElizabeth Sato
- MN 34:1 (1979) 101–12Michinaga’s Maladies: A Medical Report on Fujiwara no MichinagaG. Cameron Hurst
MN 33:4 (1978) 379–405Methods of Land Transfer in Medieval JapanJames Kanda- MN 33:4 (1978) 407–39My Mother is Dying’: Saitō Mokichi’s ‘Shinitamau Haha’Amy Vladeck Heinrich
- MN 33:4 (1978) 441–59The Noh as Popular Theater: Miyamasu’s Youchi SogaLaurence R. Kominz
- MN 33:4 (1978) 461–69Sōseki: A Tragic FatherYoko McClain
MN 33:3 (1978) 241–83Three Poets at Yuyama: Sōgi and Yuyama Sangin Hyakuin, 1491 (Part 2)Steven D. Carter- MN 33:3 (1978) 285–97A Feeling of Beauty: Natsume Sōseki’s IchiyaAlan Turney
- MN 33:3 (1978) 299–332Zeami’s Kyūi: A Pedagogical Guide for Teachers of ActingMark J. Nearman
- MN 33:3 (1978) 333–56The Genbunitchi Movement: Its Origin, Development, and ConclusionNanette Twine
MN 33:2 (1978) 119–49Three Poets at Yuyama: Sōgi and Yuyama Sangin Hyakuin, 1491 (Part 1)Steven D. Carter- MN 33:2 (1978) 151–64The Kansei Reforms—Success or Failure?Isao Soranaka