Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 31:4 (1976) 400–13A Sermon Given by Hosoi Heishū on 14 December 1783Hosoi Heishū, Translated by Michiko Yamaguchi Aoki and Margaret B. Dardess- MN 31:4 (1976) 415–16In Memoriam: Ivan Morris, 1925–1976Donald Keene
- MN 31:4 (1976) 417–30The Nippo JishoMichael Cooper
- MN 31:4 (1976) 431–32Guide to Japanese Poetry by J. Thomas Rimer, Robert E. MorrellMakoto Ueda
- MN 31:4 (1976) 432–33Thought Control in Prewar Japan by Richard H. MitchellThomas R. H. Havens
- MN 31:4 (1976) 434–36The New Jerusalem: Aspects of Utopianism in the Thought of Kagawa Toyohiko by George B. Bikle, Jr.Stephen S. Large
- MN 31:4 (1976) 436–38Legal Reform in Occupied Japan. A Participant Looks Back by Alfred C. OpplerThomas L. Blakemore
- MN 31:4 (1976) 439–40Iwanami Kogo Jiten by Ōno Susumu, Satake Akihiro, Maeda KingorōMarian Ury
- MN 31:4 (1976) 440–41Japanese Art in World Perspective by Toru Terada, Thomas GuerinJoseph P. Love
- MN 31:4 (1976) 442Recent Reprints
MN 31:3 (1976) 223–49Fujiwara Teika’s Hundred-Poem Sequence of the Shōji Era (Part 1)Robert H. Brower- MN 31:3 (1976) 251–74The Actor and His Audience: Zeami’s Views on the Audience of the NohJacob Raz
- MN 31:3 (1976) 275–98Four Plays by Tanaka ChikaoJ. Thomas Rimer
- MN 31:3 (1976) 299–308The Yakushiji PoemsEdwin A. Cranston
- MN 31:3 (1976) 309–14Classical Japanese Grammar Illustrated with Texts by Tadashi IkedaThomas J. Harper
- MN 31:3 (1976) 314–16Mori Ōgai by J. Thomas RimerJay Rubin
- MN 31:3 (1976) 317–18The Japanese Army in North China, 1937–1941: Problems of Political and Economic Control by Lincoln LiMark R. Peattie
- MN 31:3 (1976) 319–20Major Themes in Japanese Art by Itsuji Yoshikawa, Armins NikovskisJoan Lebold Cohen
- MN 31:3 (1976) 321–22Kabuki: Five Classic Plays by James R. BrandonTed T. Takaya
- MN 31:3 (1976) 323–24Shunga: The Art of Love in Japan by Tom Evans, Mary Anne EvansC. H. Mitchell
- MN 31:3 (1976) 324–26Circle of Harmony. A Case Study in Popular Japanese Buddhism by Kenneth J. DaleErnest D. Piryns
- MN 31:3 (1976) 326–29Morita Psychotherapy by David K. ReynoldsNancy Lee Koschmann
- MN 31:3 (1976) 329–30Japanese Urbanism. Industry and Politics in Kariya, 1872–1972 by Gary D. AllinsonJohn Creighton Campbell
- MN 31:3 (1976) 330–32Seiyū Roku: On Oil Manufacturing by Ōkura Nagatsune, Eiko Ariga, Carter LitchfieldKenkichiro Koizumi
MN 31:2 (1976) 113–43Tales of the Compassionate Kannon: The Hasedera Kannon GenkiYoshiko Kurata Dykstra- MN 31:2 (1976) 123–43Hasedera Kannon GenkiTranslated by Yoshiko Kurata Dykstra
- MN 31:2 (1976) 145–64Rules for Poetic Elegance: Fujiwara no Kintō’s Shinsen Zuinō & Waka KuhonNicholas J. Teele
- MN 31:2 (1976) 154–59Shinsen ZuinōFujiwara no Kintō, Translated by Nicholas J. Teele
- MN 31:2 (1976) 160–64Waka KuhonFujiwara no Kintō, Translated by Nicholas J. Teele
- MN 31:2 (1976) 165–78In Search of Yanagita KunioShun’ichi H. Takayanagi
- MN 31:2 (1976) 179–87The Bridge to the Other World: Shamans and Shamanism in JapanHarry Byron Earhart
- MN 31:2 (1976) 189–98Leonardo or Proteus? The Art and Character of Shiba KōkanDavid Waterhouse
- MN 31:2 (1976) 199–201Japanese Literature in Chinese. Volume I: Poetry & Prose in Chinese by Japanese Writers of the Early Period by Burton WatsonMarian Ury
- MN 31:2 (1976) 201–202The Development of Realism in the Fiction of Tsubouchi Shōyō by Marleigh Grayer RyanEdward D. Seidensticker
- MN 31:2 (1976) 203–204Guide to Japanese Prose by Alfred H. Marks, Barry D. BortRichard Bowring
- MN 31:2 (1976) 204–205Language in Japanese Society. Current Issues in Sociolinguistics by Fred C. C. PengP. G. O'Neill
- MN 31:2 (1976) 206–207The Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan by Ivan MorrisRichard Storry
- MN 31:2 (1976) 207–209Fifty Years of Light and Dark, The Hirohito Era by The Staff of The Mainichi Daily NewsBen-Ami Shillony
- MN 31:2 (1976) 209–12Japan’s Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere in World War II: Selected Readings and Documents by Joyce C. LebraGordon Mark Berger
- MN 31:2 (1976) 212–14The Modern Japanese Military System by James H. BuckLouis Allen
- MN 31:2 (1976) 214–17Mutual Images: Essays in American-Japanese Relations by Akira IriyeGary Dean Best
- MN 31:2 (1976) 218–19Modern Japan. Aspects of History, Literature and Society by W. G. BeasleyMaida S. Coaldrake
- MN 31:2 (1976) 219–20An Index to Japanese Law. A Bibliography of Western Language Materials 1867–1973 by Rex Coleman, John Owen HaleyRichard W. Rabinowitz
- MN 31:2 (1976) 221–22A Guide to Japanese Architecture by Richard L. GageEduardo J. Anzorena
MN 31:1 (1976) 1–27The Kenreimon’in Ukyō no Daibu Shū: Introduction and Partial TranslationJames G. Wagner- MN 31:1 (1976) 11–27The Kenreimon’in Ukyō no Daibu ShūKenreimon'in Ukyō no Daibu, Translated by James G. Wagner
- MN 31:1 (1976) 29–49From Feudal Chieftain to Secular Monarch: The Development of Shogunal Power in Early Muromachi JapanKenneth A. Grossberg
- MN 31:1 (1976) 51–75Local Politics and National Integration: The Fukui Prefectural Assembly in the 1880sJames L. McClain