Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 28:1 (1973) 3–67The Western Education of Kume Kunitake, 1871–6Marlene J. Mayo- MN 28:1 (1973) 69–86A Study in Contrasts: Japanese School Textbooks of 1903 and 1941–5Harry (Harold J.) Wray
- MN 28:1 (1973) 92–100The Shakkyō Poems in the GoshūishūTranslated by Robert E. Morrell
- MN 28:1 (1973) 87–100The Buddhist Poetry in the GoshūishūRobert E. Morrell
- MN 28:1 (1973) 101–103Vita Sexualis by Mori Ogai, Kazuji Ninomiya, Sanford GoldsteinDavid A. Dilworth
- MN 28:1 (1973) 104–105Essays on Natsume Sōseki’s Works by Japanese National Commission for UNESCOFrancis H. Mathy
- MN 28:1 (1973) 106–108Japan, Art and Civilization by Louis FrédéricMichael Cooper
- MN 28:1 (1973) 108–109Traditional Woodblock Prints of Japan by Seiichirō Takahashi, Richard Stanley-BakerJack Hillier
- MN 28:1 (1973) 109–10Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism by Takaaki Sawa, Richard L. GagePier P. Del Campana
- MN 28:1 (1973) 110–12Japanese Religion. A Survey by the Agency for Cultural AffairsErnest D. Piryns
- MN 28:1 (1973) 113–14Shinto Man by Joseph J. SpaeJoseph M. Kitagawa
- MN 28:1 (1973) 114–17Kūkai: Major Works. Translated, with an Account of his Life and a Study of his Thought by Yoshito S. HakedaMarian Ury
- MN 28:1 (1973) 117–19Matsuoka Yōsuke. Sono Ningen to Gaikō by Miwa KimitadaAkira Iriye
- MN 28:1 (1973) 119–21Jacob Meckel. Sein Leben, sein Wirken in Deutschland und Japan by Georg KerstJoseph Roggendorf
- MN 28:1 (1973) 122–25Alliance in Decline. A Study in Anglo-Japanese Relations 1908–23 by Ian H. NishMalcolm D. Kennedy
- MN 28:1 (1973) 125–28China and Japan at War 1937–1945. The Politics of Collaboration by John Hunter BoyleJerome Ch'en
- MN 28:1 (1973) 129–30Dilemmas of Growth in Pre-war Japan by James W. MorleySydney Crawcour
- MN 28:1 (1973) 130–31Sir George Sansom and Japan. A Memoir by Katharine SansomC. R. Boxer
- MN 28:1 (1973) 131–33The Japanese and the Jews by Isaiah Ben-Dasan, Richard L. GageAlbert Avraham Altman
- MN 28:1 (1973) 133–34Schule und Bildungsreform in Japan. Japanische Bildungspolitik im international Vergleich. Volume I by Klaus LuhmerGustav Voss
- MN 28:1 (1973) 135–37Modern Japanese Literature in Western Translations: A Bibliography by Yukio FujinoFrank Joseph Shulman
MN 27:4 (1972) 375–98AtakaKanze Kojirō Nobumitsu, Translated by Kenneth Yasuda- MN 27:4 (1972) 359–98The Dramatic Structure of Ataka, a Noh PlayKenneth Yasuda
- MN 27:4 (1972) 399–414What Happens in KinkakujiThomas E. Swann
- MN 27:4 (1972) 415–21An Introduction to the Private Correspondence of Toyotomi HideyoshiAdriana Boscaro
- MN 27:4 (1972) 427–33Report Concerning the Armação or Corporate Agreement by Which the Citizens of Macao Send their Silk to JapanManoel Dias, Translated by Michael Cooper
- MN 27:4 (1972) 423–33The Mechanics of the Macao-Nagasaki Silk TradeMichael Cooper
- MN 27:4 (1972) 435–54A Bridge of DreamsEdwin A. Cranston
- MN 27:4 (1972) 455–57Mon by Natsume Soseki, Francis MathyWilliam F. Sibley
- MN 27:4 (1972) 458–62The Tales of Ise by H. Jay HarrisEdward D. Seidensticker
- MN 27:4 (1972) 462–63The Waiting Years (Onnazaka) by Enchi Fumiko, John BesterFrancis H. Mathy
- MN 27:4 (1972) 463–67Japanese and the Other Altaic Languages by Roy Andrew Miller, Nicholas PoppeShichiro Murayama
- MN 27:4 (1972) 468–71Meiji Hyakunen ni Wataru Nippon no Milton-Kenkyū by Miyanishi MitsuoShun’ichi H. Takayanagi
- MN 27:4 (1972) 471–73Buyo, The Classical Dance by Masakatsu Gunji, Don Kenny, James R. BrandonTed T. Takaya
- MN 27:4 (1972) 474A History of Japanese Theater, I: Up to Noh and Kyogen by Inoura Yoshinobu; A History of Japanese Theater, II: Bunraku and Kabuki by Kawatake ToshioThomas Immoos
- MN 27:4 (1972) 475–76The Way of Tea by Rand Castile, Sen no SoshitsuSadamu Ohteru
- MN 27:4 (1972) 476–78Japanese Buddhism, A Critical Appraisal by Watanabe ShokoHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 27:4 (1972) 478–80Imperial Restoration in Medieval Japan by H. Paul VarleyKenneth A. Grossberg
- MN 27:4 (1972) 480–82Yamagata Aritomo in the Rise of Modern Japan, 1838–1922 by Roger F. HackettGordon Mark Berger
- MN 27:4 (1972) 482–83French Policy in Japan during the Closing years of the Tokugawa Regime by Meron MedziniBarbara J. Teters
- MN 27:4 (1972) 483–84The Allied Occupation of Japan 1945–1952 and Japanese Religions by William P. WoodwardBruno Bitter
- MN 27:4 (1972) 484–89The Pacific Rivals: A Japanese View of Japanese-American Relations by The Staff of the Asahi ShimbunRobert M. Spaulding
MN 27:3 (1972) 245–51The Newly Discovered Takamatsuzuka TombJ. Edward Kidder, Jr.- MN 27:3 (1972) 253–71Notes on Japanese ToleranceWilbur M. Fridell
- MN 27:3 (1972) 280–93Gen Oji: Old GenKunikida Doppo, Translated by Jay Rubin
- MN 27:3 (1972) 294–304Wasureenu Hitobito: Unforgettable PeopleKunikida Doppo, Translated by Jay Rubin
- MN 27:3 (1972) 305–17Kōgai: The SuburbsKunikida Doppo, Translated by Jay Rubin
- MN 27:3 (1972) 318–27Shōjikimono: An Honest ManKunikida Doppo, Translated by Jay Rubin