Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 13:1/2 (1957) 177–80Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Era to the Mid-nineteenth Century by Donald Keene; Modern Japanese Literature From 1868 to the Present Day by Donald KeeneJoseph Roggendorf- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 180–81Siddham. An Essay on the History of Sanskrit Studies in China and Japan by R. H. van GulikWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 181–82Tanuma Okitsugu (1719–1788). Forerunner of Modern Japan by John Whitney HallWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 166–72Bibliotheca Missionum by Robert Streit, Johannes Dindinger. XV. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1053–1559; XVI. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1600–1699; Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1700–1879; XVIII. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1880–1909; XIX. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1910–1940. 1. Teil; XX. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1910–1940. 2. Teil; XXI. Band: Missionsliteratur Australiens und Ozeaniens 1525–1950Johannes Laures
MN 12:3/4 (1956) 309–10Japanese and Americans by Robert S. SchwantesWilliam A. Laney- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 310–12The Path of the Buddha. Buddhism interpreted by Buddhists by Kenneth W. MorganHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 312–14Aspects du Bouddhisme. Tome II: Amida by Henri de LubacHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 317Geschichte der Katholischen Kirche in Japan by Johannes LauresWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 314–17Meiji Bunka-Shi 6: Shūkyō-Hen. (Cultural History of the Meiji Era, Vol. 6: Religion) by Kishimoto HideoWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 318–20The Postwar Student Struggles in Japan by Lawrence H. BattistiniClaude Larre
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 320–21Luis Frois S.J., Kulturgegensätze Europa-Japan (1585). Kritische Ausgabe des portugiesischen Textes in der Biblioteca de la Académia de la Historia in Madrid by Luis Frois, Josef Franz SchütteM. Eder
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 321–22Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development. China and Japan by G. C. Allen, Audrey G. DonnithorneWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 322–23Modern Japanese Prints: An Art Reborn by Oliver Statler, James MichenerJoseph P. Love
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 323–24Kodansha Library of Japanese Art. No. 4: Yokoyama Taikan by Seiroku Noma, Meredith Weatherby; No. 5: Kitagawa Utamaro by Ichitaro Kondo, Charles S. Terry; No. 6: Tawaraya Sotatsu by Ichimatsu Tanaka, Elise Grilli; No. 7: Suzuki Harunobu by Ichitaro Kondo, Kaoru OgimiJoseph P. Love
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 324–29Score of Gagaku. Japanese Classical Court Music by Sukehiro ShibaEta Harich-Schneider
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 330–33Das Kokonchomonshu des Tachibana Narisue als Musikgeschichtliche Quelle by Hans EckardtEta Harich-Schneider
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 333–34Contes de Pluie et de Lune by Ueda Akinari, René SieffertPaul Kiyoshi Kurata
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 335–38T’ang-Yin-Pi-Shih.”Parallel Cases From Under the Peartree.” A 13th century manual of jurisprudence and detection by R. H. van GulikE. J. M. Kroker
MN 12:1/2 (1956) 157–58Buddhist Meditation by Edward ConzeHeinrich Dumoulin- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 158–61Bungaku ni Arawaretaru Kokumin-Shisō no Kenkyū by Tsuda SōkichiHorst Hammitzsch
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 161–64The Kagerō Nikki. Journal of a 10th Century Noblewoman by Edward SeidenstickerDonald Keene
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 165Japan’s Decision to Surrender by Robert J. C. ButowWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 164–65Understanding the Japanese Mind by James Clark MoloneyWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 166–67Islamologia by Félix M. Pareja, Alesandro Bausani, Ludwig von HertlingHenri Bernard-Maitre
MN 11:4 (1956) 448Asien und der Westen. by Maurice Zinkin; The United States and Asia by Lawrence H. BattistiniWilhelm Schiffer- MN 11:4 (1956) 446–48Indiana University Conference on Oriental-Western Literary Relations by Horst Frenz, G. L. AndersonJoseph Roggendorf
- MN 11:4 (1956) 449Kōdansha Library of Japanese Art. No. 1: Katsushika Hokusai by Elise Grilli, Ichitarō Kondō; No. 2: Tōshūsai Sharaku by Ichitarō Kondō, Paul C. Blum; No. 3: Andō Hiroshige by Sei-ichirō Takahashi, Charles S. TerryFranz Scharfenberger
- MN 11:4 (1956) 449–50Zaibatsu Dissolution in Japan by T. A. BissonJules van Overmeeren
MN 11:3 (1955) 317–18A Selected List of Books and Articles on Japan in English, French and German by Hugh Borton, Serge Elisséeff, William W. Lockwood, John C. PelzelHans Müller- MN 11:3 (1955) 318–20Chibetto Daizōkyō. The Tibetan Tripitaka by Sekai Kankō-KyōkaiSusumu Yamaguchi
- MN 11:3 (1955) 321–22Takayama Ukon und die Anfänge der Kirche in Japan by Johannes LauresHubert Cieslik
- MN 11:3 (1955) 322–23Tōkyō-To no Kyōdo-Geinō. (Volkskunet im Stadtgebiet von Tōkyō) by Miyao Shigeo, Honda YasujiKeikan Shinshi
- MN 11:3 (1955) 323–24The Landscape Painting of China and Japan by Hugo MunsterbergFranz Scharfenberger
- MN 11:3 (1955) 324–26Russia’s Japan Expedition of 1852–1855 by George Alexander LensenWilliam A. Laney
- MN 11:3 (1955) 326–27Science and Civilisation in China. Vol 1: Introductory Orientations by Joseph NeedhamWilhelm Schiffer
MN 11:2 (1955) 215An Introduction to Japan by Herschel WebbWilhelm Schiffer- MN 11:2 (1955) 215–16Kokugo-Kyōiku-Jiten by Shiraishi Taiji, Niima Shin’ichi, Hirota Eitarō, Matsumura AkiraHorst Hammitzsch
- MN 11:2 (1955) 216–17Gotō Juan. Ein Beitrag zur Missionsgeschichte Nordjapans by Hubert CieslikJohannes Laures
- MN 11:2 (1955) 218Religions in Japan: Buddhism, Shinto, Christianity. From the Report Prepared by the Religions and Cultural Resources Division, Civil Information and Education Section, General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers by William K. BunceWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 11:2 (1955) 218–19Japan’s Role in Southeast Asian Nationalist Movements, 1940–45 by Willard H. ElsbreeWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 11:2 (1955) 219–20Economic Dialogues in Ancient China. Selections from the Kuantzu by T’an Po-fu, Wen Kung-wen, Hsiao Kung-chuan, Lewis MaverickWilhelm Schiffer
MN 11:1 (1955) 101–102Oriens Extremus. Zeitschrift für Sprache, Kunst und Kultur der Länder des Fernen Ostens by Oscar Benl, Wolfgang Franke, Walter FuchsWilhelm Schiffer- MN 11:1 (1955) 102–105West-Östliche Begegnung. Japans Kultur und Tradition by Junyu KitayamaHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 11:1 (1955) 105–108Jeunesse sans Chrysantheme ni Sabre. Etude sur les attitudes de la jeunesse japonaise d’après-guerre by Jean StoetzelPaul Rietsch
- MN 11:1 (1955) 110The Manyōśū by P. L. PiersonHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 11:1 (1955) 108–10The Rhythmical Patterns in Gagaku and Bugaku by Eta Harich-SchneiderLeo Traynor
MN 10:1/2 (1954) 277Sowjet-Fernost by Erich ThielGino K. Piovesana- MN 10:1/2 (1954) 278–82La Doctrine de Nichiren by G. RenondeauHeinrich Dumoulin