Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 24:3 (1969) 337–39I Can SpeakDazai Osamu, Translated by David J. Brudnoy and Kazuko Shimizu
MN 24:1/2 (1969) 21–29Three Tanka-Chains from the Private Collection of The Emperor Kōgon’inEmperor Kōgon, Translated by William Ritchie Wilson- MN 24:1/2 (1969) 169–79Sange (Fallen Flowers)Dazai Osamu, Translated by Thomas E. Swann
- MN 24:1/2 (1969) 181–82Mangan (Fulfilment of a Vow)Dazai Osamu, Translated by David J. Brudnoy and Kazuko Shimizu
- MN 24:1/2 (1969) 183–85Matsu (Waiting)Dazai Osamu, Translated by David J. Brudnoy and Kazuko Shimizu
MN 23:3/4 (1968) 275–320Ancient Japanese Songs from The Kinkafu CollectionTranslated by Noah S. Brannen- MN 23:3/4 (1968) 351–430The MumyōshōKamo no Chōmei, Translated by Hilda Katō
- MN 23:3/4 (1968) 485–95Futari KomachiAkutagawa Ryūnosuke, Translated by Thomas E. Swann
MN 23:1/2 (1968) 102–55The Azuma kagami account of the Shōkyū WarTranslated by William H. McCullough- MN 23:1/2 (1968) 156–86Kokuze sanron: The Three Major Problems of State Policy. Recorded in the 1st Year of Man’en (1860) at Fukui, Echizen ProvinceD. Y. Miyauchi and Yokoi Shōnan, Translated by D. Y. Miyauchi
MN 22:3/4 (1967) 390–401“Dual Sovereignty”: Under the Japanese Shogunate as Interpreted by French Writers of the Eighteenth CenturyJacques Bésineau, Translated by Patrick O'Flanagan- MN 22:3/4 (1967) 468–81Discussion of Violent Revolution, From a Jail CellKōtoku Shūsui, Translated by George Elison
MN 22:1/2 (1967) 194–210Okina no fumi (The Writings of an Old Man)Nakamoto Tominaga, Translated by Shūichi Katō- MN 22:1/2 (1967) 211–15Yuki no yo no hanashi (A Snowy Night’s Tale)Dazai Osamu, Translated by Thomas E. Swann
MN 21:3/4 (1966) 396–409ShukkonkyōTōkoku Kitamura, Translated by Kenneth Strong
MN 21:1/2 (1966) 177–202Ugetsu MonogatariAkinari Ueda, Translated by E. Dale Saunders
MN 20:3/4 (1965) 422–43Taga Bokkyō kun ni kotauru sho: An Answer to Taga Bokkyō Written by Miura BaienBaien Miura, Translated by Gino K. Piovesana
MN 20:1/2 (1965) 121–34The Vendetta of Mr. Fleacatcher Managorō, The Fifth (Kataki-uchi Nomi-tori Manako)Shigemasa Kitao and Takizawa Bakin, Translated by Leon M. Zolbrod- MN 20:1/2 (1965) 135–208Uji Shūi MonogatariTranslated by John S. Forster
MN 19:3/4 (1964) 420–55Shōkyūki: An Account of the Shōkyū War of 1221 (Part 2)Translated by William H. McCullough
MN 19:1/2 (1964) 44–65Commentaries on the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Part 2)Hermann Roesler, Translated by Johannes Siemes- MN 19:1/2 (1964) 169–215ShōkyūkiTranslated by William H. McCullough
MN 18:1/4 (1963) 261–85The Nō Plays: Obasute and KanehiraZeami Kanze Motokiyo, Translated by Stanleigh H. Jones- MN 18:1/4 (1963) 297–312The Tale of Monkey GenjiTranslated by Edward D. Putzar
MN 17:1/4 (1962) 17–66Commentaries on the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Part 1)Hermann Roesler, Translated by Johannes Siemes- MN 17:1/4 (1962) 279–328Part I: Recension A: Amoghapāśahrdaya-nāma mahāyānasūtraTranslated by R. O. Meisezahl
MN 16:3/4 (1961) 377–94Jūsan’ya (The Thirteenth Night): A Story by Higuchi Ichiyō (1872–1896)Ichiyō Higuchi, Translated by Hisako Tanaka
MN 16:1/2 (1960) 161–95Chikusai Monogatari: A Partial TranslationTranslated by Edward D. Putzar
MN 15:3/4 (1959) 415–23Rōei: The Medieval Court Songs of Japan (Part 4)Translated by Eta Harich-Schneider- MN 15:3/4 (1959) 432–40Das Buch GenjōkōanDōgen, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
MN 15:1/2 (1959) 178–81Ein portugiesischer Brief Takayama UkonsTranslated by Johannes Laures
MN 14:3/4 (1958) 408–28The Special Kasuga Wakamiya Festival of 1349Translated by P. G. O'Neill- MN 14:3/4 (1958) 429–36Allgemeine Lehren zur Förderung des Zazen von Zen-Meister DōgenDōgen, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
MN 14:1/2 (1958) 173–204Nigorie-Muddy Bay: A Story by Higuchi Ichiyō (1872–1896)Ichiyō Higuchi, Translated by Hisako Tanaka- MN 14:1/2 (1958) 205–25Takamura Mitsutarō: Chieko-Shō, Eine AuswahlMitsutarō Takamura, Translated by Suematsu Daigūji
MN 13:3/4 (1957) 329–46Das Merkbuch für die Übung des Zazen des Zen-Meisters KeizanTranslated by Heinrich Dumoulin- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 350–58The RazorShiga Naoya, Translated by Francis H. Mathy
MN 13:1/2 (1957) 106–27Yasen Kanna: Preface to a Chat on a Boat in the EveningHakuin Zenji, Translated by R. D. M. Shaw and Wilhelm Schiffer- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 139–52En no GyōjaTranslated by Hermann Bohner
MN 12:3/4 (1956) 269–98Kamo Mabuchis Erklärung des Norito zum Toshi-goi-no-matsuri (Part 2)Kamo Mabuchi, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
MN 12:1/2 (1956) 121–56Kamo Mabuchis Erklärung des Norito zum Toshi-goi-no-matsuri (Part 1)Kamo Mabuchi, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
MN 11:4 (1956) 329–55The Tale of the Bamboo CutterTranslated by Donald Keene
MN 11:3 (1955) 268–83Zwei Texte Kamo Mabuchis zur Wortkunde (Part 1)Kamo Mabuchi, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
MN 10:1/2 (1954) 203–26The Nō Plays: Koi no Omoni and YuyaTranslated by P. G. O'Neill- MN 10:1/2 (1954) 227–69A Chapter on Reality From the Madhyāntavibhāgaçāstra (Part 2)Translated by Paul Wilfred O'Brien
- MN 10:1/2 (1954) 270–76An Early Manchu-Chinese Patent of NobilityTranslated by John L. Mish
MN 9:1/2 (1953) 54–61Mabuchis Einleitung zum Manyō-kōKamo Mabuchi, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin- MN 9:1/2 (1953) 284–303A Commentary on Discrimination Between the Mean and Extremes By the Bodhisattva Vasubandhu, Translated Under Imperial Command by Hsüan Tsang Tripitaka Master of the T’ang Dynasty, Chapter the Third: A Discussion of Reality (Tattva)Translated by Paul Wilfred O'Brien