Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 15:1/2 (1959) 183–84The Complete Journal of Townsend Harris, First American Consul and Minister to Japan by Mario Cosenza; Shades of the Past. Indiscreet Tales of Japan by Harold S. WilliamsWilhelm Schiffer- MN 15:1/2 (1959) 184–92Japanese Religion and Philosophy: A Guide to Japanese Reference and Research Materials by Donald Holzman, Motoyama YukihikoStanley Weinstein
- MN 15:1/2 (1959) 192–94Der Zen-Weg by Eugen HerrigelHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 15:1/2 (1959) 194–95Der Blumenweg. Eine Einführung in den Geist der japanischen Kunst des Blumenstellens by Gusty L. Herrigel; Cha-Dō-Der Tee-Weg. Eine Einführung in den Geist der japanischen Lehre vom Tee by Horst HammitzschHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 15:1/2 (1959) 195–99Valignanos Missiongrundsätze für Japan by Josef Franz SchütteHubert Cieslik
- MN 15:1/2 (1959) 199–200A Study of the Ise Monogatari. Vol. I: Introduction, Text and Translation by Frits Vos.’s-Gravenhage; Vol. II: Notes and Indices by Frits Vos. ‘s-GravenhageEdward D. Seidensticker
- MN 15:1/2 (1959) 200–206Chinese Pictorial Art as Viewed by the Connoisseur by R. H. van GulikJoseph P. Love
- MN 15:1/2 (1959) 206–207The Great Pulse. Japanese Midwifery and Obstetrics Through the Ages by Mary W. StandleeLucy S. Itō
MN 14:3/4 (1958) 437–39Tell Me About Japan. by Japan Travel Bureau; Show Me Japan by Japan Travel Bureau; History of Japan by Saburō Ienaga; Tales of the Foreign Settlements in Japan by Harold S. Williams; Japan: Theme and Variations. A Collection of Poems by Americans. by Charles E. Tuttle; The Location of Yamatai. A Case Study in Japanese Historiography 720–1945 by John Young; Sources of the Japanese Tradition by Ryūsaku Tsunoda, Wm. Theodore de Bary, Donald KeeneLucy S. Itō- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 439–41Nihon Minkan-Shinkō-Ron (Japanischer Volksglaube) by Sakurai TokutarōHisako Kamata
- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 441–42Sosen-Sūhai, Minzoku to Rekishi. (Japanischer Ahnenkult: Brauchtum und Geschichte) by Takeda ChōshūSaburō Katō
- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 442–44Das Kegon Sūtra-Eine Einführung by Torakazu DoiHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 444–45Buddhist Wisdom Books: The Diamond Sūtra and the Heart Sūtra by Edward ConzeHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 445–46Scrapbook for Chinese Collectors by Lu Shih-hua, R. H. van GulikJoseph P. Love
- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 448Index of Japanese Painters by the Society of Friends of Eastern ArtJoseph P. Love
- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 447–48Japanese Fine Arts by Tokuzō SagaraJoseph P. Love
- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 451–55The Japanese Factory: Aspects of Its Social Organization by James G. Abegglen; Industrial Relations in Postwar Japan by Solomon B. LevineRobert J. Ballon
- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 448–51The Sound System of Standard Japanese. A Tentative Account from the Teaching Point of View by F. J. DanielsWillem A. Grootaers
MN 14:1/2 (1958) 226–27Tokugawa Religion. The Values of Pre-industrial Japan by Robert N. BellahPaolo Beonio-Brocchieri- MN 14:1/2 (1958) 229Japan’s Modern Century by Hugh BortonWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 14:1/2 (1958) 228–29Zen and Japanese Buddhism by Daisetz T. SuzukiWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 14:1/2 (1958) 230–35Buddhistische Kunst Ostasiens by Dietrich SeckelJoseph P. Love
- MN 14:1/2 (1958) 235–40Chats on Japanese Prints by Arthur Davidson Ficke; The Hokusai Sketch-Books. Selections from the Manga by James A. Michener; The Folk Arts of Japan by Hugo Munsterberg; Kōdansha Library of Japanese Art: No. 10: Sesshū Tōyō by Tanio Nakamura, Elise Grilli; Kodansha Library of Japanese Art: No. 12: Munakata by Yōjurō Yasuda, Oliver StatlerJoseph P. Love
- MN 14:1/2 (1958) 240–41Japanese Conversation-Grammar by Oreste Vaccari, Enko Elisa Vaccari; Teach Yourself Japanese by C. J. Dunn, S. YanadaWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 14:1/2 (1958) 241–45The Origin of Modern Capitalism and Eastern Asia by Norman JacobsSiegfried Böttcher
- MN 14:1/2 (1958) 229–30The Double Patriots. A Study of Japanese Nationalism by Richard StorryWilhelm Schiffer
MN 13:3/4 (1957) 359–63Kirishitan Bunko. A Manual of Books and Documents on the Early Christian Mission in Japan, with Special Reference to the Principal Libraries in Japan and More Particularly to the Collection at Sophia University, Tōkyō, and with an Appendix of Ancient Maps of the Far East, Especially Japan by Johannes LauresC. R. Boxer- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 363–64Minor Buddhist Texts by Giuseppe TucciHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 364–65Ennin’s Diary. The Record of a Pilgrimage to China in Search of the Law by Edwin O. Reischauer; Ennin’s Travels in T’ang China by Edwin O. ReischauerHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 366–67Japanische Geisteswelt-Vom Mythus zur Gegenwart by Oscar Benl, Horst HammitzschHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 368–71The Religion of Divine Wisdom. Japan’s Most Powerful Religious Movement by Henry van StraelenEdward D. Seidensticker
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 371–72Die Religionen Tibets. Bon und Lamaismus in ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung by Helmut HoffmannHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 372–73Tibetische Medizinphilosohie by Cyrill v. Korvin-KrasinskiShōkō Watanabe
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 373–78Archaeological Studies in Szechuan by Cheng Te-k’unJ. Maringer
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 378–79Gracia Hosokawa by Johannes LauresHubert Cieslik
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 379–80Documents on Communism, Nationalism and Soviet Advisers in China 1918–1827. Papers Seized in the 1927 Peking Raid by C. Martin Wilbur, Julie Lien-ying HowJean Monsterleet
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 380–84The Japanese Haiku. Its Essential Nature, History, and Possibilities in English, with Selected Examples by Kenneth YasudaWilhelm Gössmann
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 384–85Tourist Library: Vol. 7: Kabuki Drama by Japan Tourist Bureau, Shūtarō Miyake; Vol. 23: Japanese Decorative Design by Japan Tourist Bureau, Taiji Maeda; Vol. 24: Japanese Humour by Japan Tourist Bureau, R. H. BlythWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 386The Japanese Art of Miniature Trees and Landscapes. Their Creation, Care, and Enjoyment by Yuji Yoshimura, Giovanna M. HalfordLucy S. Itō
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 385–86Arts and Crafts of Japan. No. 1: Masks by Seiroku Noma, Meredith Weatherby; No. 2: Textiles by Tomoyuki Yamanobe, Lynn KatohLucy S. Itō
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 387Letter to the EditorHans Eckardt
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 388–89Reply to Dr. Eckardt’s LetterEta Harich-Schneider
MN 13:1/2 (1957) 166Japan Bibliographic Annual 1957 by Katsuji YabukiWilhelm Schiffer- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 172–73Waga Kuni Minkan-Shinkō-Shi no Kenkyū (Studien zur Geschichte japanischen Volksglaubens) by Hori Ichirō; Kōshin Shinkō (Der Kōshin-Glaube) by Kubo NoritadaLucy S. Itō
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 173–74Franz Xaver. Sein Leben und Seine Zeit. Erster Band: Europa 1506–1541 by Georg SchurhammerJohannes Laures
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 174–75Japan Company Directory by The Oriental EconomistHubert F. Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 175–76The Arts of Japan: An Illustrated History by Hugo MunsterbergJoseph P. Love
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 176–77Kōdansha Library of Japanese Art. No. 9: Utagawa Toyokuni by Sadao Kikuchi, Roy Andrew MillerJoseph P. Love