Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 31:1 (1976) 77–85Japanese Literature: the Practice of TransferJames T. Araki- MN 31:1 (1976) 87–95A Tale of the HeikeWilliam E. Naff
- MN 31:1 (1976) 97–98Tales of the Spring Rain: Harusame Monogatari by Ueda Akinari, Barry JackmanAnthony H. Chambers
- MN 31:1 (1976) 99–101The Status System and Social Organization of Satsuma. A Translation of the Shūmon Tefuda Aratame Jōmoku by Torao Haraguchi, Robert K. Sakai, Mitsugu Sakihara, Kazuko Yamada, Masato MatsuiMarius B. Jansen
- MN 31:1 (1976) 101–102The Development of Japanese Business, 1600–1973 by Johannes Hirschmeier, Tsunehiko YuiSydney Crawcour
- MN 31:1 (1976) 103–105Ishiwara Kanji and Japan’s Confrontation with the West by Mark R. PeattieRichard J. Smethurst
- MN 31:1 (1976) 105–106Images of Eighteenth-Century Japan. Ukiyoe Prints from the Sir Edmund Walker Collection by David WaterhouseJack Hillier
- MN 31:1 (1976) 107–108The Eagle and the Rising Sun: Americans and the New Religions of Japan by Robert S. Ellwood, Jr.Wilbur M. Fridell
- MN 31:1 (1976) 108–109Modern Japanese Organization and Decision-Making by Ezra F. VogelHerbert Glazer
- MN 31:1 (1976) 109–10The Troubled Encounter: The United States and Japan by Charles E. NeuGary Dean Best
- MN 31:1 (1976) 111–12Island of Dreams. Environmental Crisis in Japan by Norie Huddle, Michael Reich, Nahum StiskinDonald R. Thurston
MN 30:4 (1975) 357–91Saikaku’s Parting Gift: Translations from Saikaku OkimiyageRobert W. Leutner- MN 30:4 (1975) 369–91Saikaku OkimiyageIhara Saikaku, Translated by Robert W. Leutner
- MN 30:4 (1975) 393–403Tokugawa Yoshinobu and Kōbugattai: A Study of Political InadequacyConrad Totman
- MN 30:4 (1975) 405–22The Origins of the Sugawara: A History of the Haji FamilyRobert Borgen
- MN 30:4 (1975) 423–52Griffis in Japan: The Fukui Interlude, 1871Edward R. Beauchamp
- MN 30:4 (1975) 453–56Ugetsu Monogatari. Tales of Moonlight and Rain by Ueda Akinari, Leon M. ZolbrodD. E. Mills
- MN 30:4 (1975) 457–58Shiga Naoya by Francis MathyEdwin McClellan
- MN 30:4 (1975) 459–60Dazai Osamu by James A. O’BrienDavid J. Brudnoy
- MN 30:4 (1975) 460–62Ten Japanese Poets by Hiroaki SatoJames A. O'Brien
- MN 30:4 (1975) 463–64Warrior Government in Early Medieval Japan by Jeffrey P. MassElizabeth Sato
- MN 30:4 (1975) 465–68Shiryō Oyatoi Gaikokujin by UNESCO Higashi Ajia Bunka Kenkyū SentāH. J. Jones
- MN 30:4 (1975) 469–71Origins of the Modern Japanese State: Selected Writings of E. H. Norman by E. H. Norman., John W. DowerF. G. Notehelfer
- MN 30:4 (1975) 472–74Religion in Changing Japanese Society by Morioka KiyomiHarry Byron Earhart
- MN 30:4 (1975) 474–76Nara Buddhist Art: Todai-ji by Takeshi Kobayashi, Richard L. GageJ. Edward Kidder, Jr.
- MN 30:4 (1975) 476–77Dictionary of Oriental Literatures: Volume I, East Asia by Jaroslav Průsek, Zbigniew SlupskiMarian Ury
- MN 30:4 (1975) 478–84Survey of JournalsMichael Cooper
MN 30:3 (1975) 237–75East Meets East: The Soejima Mission to China, 1873Wayne C. McWilliams- MN 30:3 (1975) 277–89The Well of Japanese Undefiled: João Rodrigues’ Advice on How to Study JapaneseJoseph F. Moran
- MN 30:3 (1975) 291–315Masaoka Shiki’s A Drop of InkJanine Beichman-Yamamoto
- MN 30:3 (1975) 303–15A Drop of InkMasaoka Shiki, Translated by Janine Beichman-Yamamoto
- MN 30:3 (1975) 317–18Studies in the Intellectual History of Tokugawa Japan by Masao Maruyama, Mikiso HaneHarold Bolitho
- MN 30:3 (1975) 318–21Charismatic Bureaucrat: A Political Biography of Matsudaira Sadanobu, 1758–1829 by Herman OomsRobert L. Backus
- MN 30:3 (1975) 321–24Treasures among Men. The Fudai Daimyo in Tokugawa Japan by Harold BolithoTetsuo Najita
- MN 30:3 (1975) 324–25Farm and Nation in Modern Japan: Agrarian Nationalism, 1870–1940 by Thomas R. H. HavensPeter Duus
- MN 30:3 (1975) 325–27The John Doe Associates. Backdoor Diplomacy for Peace, 1941 by R. J. C. ButowHilary Conroy
- MN 30:3 (1975) 327–28Postwar Trends in Japan. Studies in Commemoration of Rev. Aloysius Miller, S. J. by Shunichi Takayanagi, Kimitada MiwaAlbert Avraham Altman
- MN 30:3 (1975) 328–30The Lotus Sutra by Senchu MuranoDavid W. Chappell
- MN 30:3 (1975) 331–33Foundation of Japanese Buddhism. Volume I: The Aristocratic Age by Daigan Matsunaga, Alicia MatsunagaAlfred Bloom
- MN 30:3 (1975) 333–35Ancestor Worship in Contemporary Japan by Robert J. SmithWilbur M. Fridell
- MN 30:3 (1975) 335–39Nihon Shinwa no Hikaku Kenkyū by Ōbayashi Taryō; Girisha Shinwa to Nihon Shinwa, Hikaku Shinwagaku no Kokoromi by Yoshida Atsuhiko; Nihon Shinwa to In-Ō Shinwa, Kōzōronteki Bunseki no Kokoromi by Yoshida AtsuhikoShun’ichi H. Takayanagi
- MN 30:3 (1975) 339–42Japanese Culture and Behavior by Takie Sugiyama Lebra, William P. LebraNancy Lee Koschmann
- MN 30:3 (1975) 342–44Haniwa by Fumio Miki, Gina Lee BarnesJ. Edward Kidder, Jr.
- MN 30:3 (1975) 344–45Edo Architecture: Katsura and Nikko by Naomi Okawa, Alan Woodhull, Akito MiyamotoEduardo J. Anzorena
- MN 30:3 (1975) 345–46Yeats and the Noh. With Two Plays for Dances by Yeats and Two Noh Plays by Akhtar QamberHiro Ishibashi
- MN 30:3 (1975) 346–47Guide to Japanese Drama by Leonard C. PronkoTed T. Takaya
- MN 30:3 (1975) 347–50The New Official Guide: Japan by Japan National Tourist AssociationMichael Cooper
- MN 30:3 (1975) 351–55CorrespondenceStanley Weinstein and Allan A. Andrews