Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
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) 359–98The Dramatic Structure of Ataka, a Noh PlayKenneth Yasuda- MN 27:4 (1972) 375–98AtakaKanze Kojirō Nobumitsu, Translated by Kenneth 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) 423–33The Mechanics of the Macao-Nagasaki Silk TradeMichael Cooper
- 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) 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) 273–341Five Stories by Kunikida DoppoJay Rubin
- 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
- MN 27:3 (1972) 328–41Take no Kido: The Bamboo GateKunikida Doppo, Translated by Jay Rubin
- MN 27:3 (1972) 343–44Japan From Prehistory to Modern Times by John Whitney HallRichard Storry
- MN 27:3 (1972) 344–45Historians and Meiji Statesmen by Richard ChangGrant K. Goodman
- MN 27:3 (1972) 346Erinnerungen aus der Christenheit von Ōmura. De algumas cousas que ainda se alembra o Pe Afonso de Lucena que pertencem a christandade de Ōmura by Josef Franz SchütteDiego Pacheco
- MN 27:3 (1972) 347–48The Zen Life by Koji Sato, Sosei Kuzunishi, Ryojun VictoriaJohn Eudes Bamberger
- MN 27:3 (1972) 348The Recorded Sayings of Layman P’ang by Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Yoshitaka Iriya, Dana R. FraserWilliam Johnston
- MN 27:3 (1972) 349Religious Life of the Japanese People by Anesaki Masaharu, Kishimoto HideoHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 27:3 (1972) 350–51Buddhism in Hawaii by Louise H. HunterMildred Tahara
- MN 27:3 (1972) 351–52Psychology of the Japanese People by Hiroshi Minami, Albert R. IkomaMaurice Bairy
- MN 27:3 (1972) 352–53Nihon ni okeru Hippocrates Sanbi by Ogata TomioShun’ichi H. Takayanagi
- MN 27:3 (1972) 354Tales of Moonlight and Rain, Japanese Gothic Tales by Uyeda Akinari, Kengi HamadaEdilberto N. Alegre
- MN 27:3 (1972) 355–56Traditional Domestic Architecture of Japan by Teiji Itoh, Richard L. GageEduardo J. Anzorena
- MN 27:3 (1972) 356–57Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan by E. Papinot; Nihongi. Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697 by W. G. Aston; Japanese Homes and their Surroundings by Edward S. MorseMichael Cooper
MN 27:2 (1972) 125–42The Hara Cabinet and Chang Tso-lin, 1920–1John W. Young- MN 27:2 (1972) 143–47The Earliest Cultures in JapanCharles T. Keally
- MN 27:2 (1972) 149–73Recluses and Eccentric Monks: Tales from the Hosshinshū by Kamo no ChōmeiMarian Ury
- MN 27:2 (1972) 153–73HosshinshūKamo no Chōmei, Translated by Marian Ury