Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 27:2 (1972) 175–89Toward a Transcultural Philosophy (Part 2)J. Eduardo Pérez Valera- MN 27:2 (1972) 191–210Gojō Shusse: Wu Ching’s QuestAtsushi Nakajima, Translated by Gretchen Evans and Akira Mitsuhashi
- MN 27:2 (1972) 211–14The Art of Japanese Ceramics by Tsugio Mikami, Ann HerringJ. Edward Kidder, Jr.
- MN 27:2 (1972) 214Art Treasures from JapanJoseph P. Love
- MN 27:2 (1972) 218–20Tradition and Modernization in Japanese Culture by Donald H. ShivelyGino K. Piovesana
- MN 27:2 (1972) 220–22Motoori Norinaga, 1730–1801 by Shigeru MatsumotoShun’ichi H. Takayanagi
- MN 27:2 (1972) 222–27The Southern Barbarians: The First Europeans in Japan by Michael CooperGeorge Elison
- MN 27:2 (1972) 227–28Sekai wo Aruita Kirishitan by Hubert CieslikDiego Pacheco
- MN 27:2 (1972) 229The Sanka Shu by H. H. HondaFrancis H. Mathy
- MN 27:2 (1972) 230–32The Still Point. Reflections on Zen and Christian Mysticism by William Johnston; Christian Zen by William JohnstonHugo Enomiya-Lassalle
- MN 27:2 (1972) 233–35Higher Education in Japan: Its Take-off and Crash by Nagai Michio, Jerry DusenburyKlaus Luhmer
- MN 27:2 (1972) 235–37Japanese Education: A Bibliography of Materials in the English Language by Herbert PassinFrank Joseph Shulman
- MN 27:2 (1972) 237–40Japan and Korea: An Annotated Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations in Western Languages, 1877–1969 by Frank J. ShulmanHilary Conroy
- MN 27:2 (1972) 240–41Japanese Names. A Comprehensive Index by Characters and Readings by P. G. O’NeillJoseph F. Moran
- MN 27:2 (1972) 241–42Current Contents of Academic Journals in Japan, 1970 by Kokusai Bunka ShinkokaiMichael Cooper
- MN 27:2 (1972) 243Recent Reprints
- MN 27:2 (1972) 229–30Kottō by Lafcadio Hearn, Genjiro YetoPeter Milward
- MN 27:2 (1972) 214–18Noh: The Classical Theater by Nakamura Yasuo, Earle Ernst, Don KennyTed T. Takaya
MN 27:1 (1972) 1–37Yamato MonogatariMildred Tahara- MN 27:1 (1972) 8–37Selections from Yamato MonogatariTranslated by Mildred Tahara
- MN 27:1 (1972) 39–64Toward a Transcultural Philosophy (Part 1)J. Eduardo Pérez Valera
- MN 27:1 (1972) 65–83The Reign of Go-Sanjō and the Revival of Imperial PowerG. Cameron Hurst
- MN 27:1 (1972) 85–92Seiyō Gakushi no Setsu: The Theories of Western PhilosophersTakano Chōei, Translated by Gino K. Piovesana
- MN 27:1 (1972) 93–102A Collection of Tales from Uji: A Study and Translation of Uji Shūi Monogatari by D. E. MillsEdwin A. Cranston
- MN 27:1 (1972) 102–104Archaeology of the Ryukyu Islands—A Regional Chronology from 3,000 B.C. to the Historic Period by Richard J. PearsonNaoichi Kokubu
- MN 27:1 (1972) 104–105Law and Justice in Tokugawa Japan. Materials for the History of Japanese Law and Justice under the Tokugawa Shogunate 1603–1867 by John Henry WigmoreJosé Llompart
- MN 27:1 (1972) 106–107Japanese History by Tarō SakamotoMichael Cooper
- MN 27:1 (1972) 107–10Christian Converts and Social Protest in Meiji Japan by Irwin ScheinerJohn F. Howes
- MN 27:1 (1972) 110Buddhismus der Gegenwart by Heinrich DumoulinJoseph J. Spae
- MN 27:1 (1972) 111Collectors’ Netsuke by Raymond BushellDavid Gordon
- MN 27:1 (1972) 112–14Kappa by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, Geoffrey Bownas, G. H. HealeyKinya Tsuruta
- MN 27:1 (1972) 114–17Light and Darkness by Natsume Sōseki, V. H. ViglielmoWilliam E. Naff
- MN 27:1 (1972) 117–19Twenty Plays of the Nō Theatre by Donald Keene, Royall TylerFrank Hoff
- MN 27:1 (1972) 119–22Kabuki: The Popular Theater by Toita Yasuji, Don Kenny, Donald L. KeeneTed T. Takaya
- MN 27:1 (1972) 122–23Fukuzawa Yukichi to Sono Monka Shoshi by Maruyama Makoto, Tomita Masafumi; Meiji-jin no Mita Fukuzawa Yukichi by Itō MasaoShun’ichi H. Takayanagi
MN 26:3/4 (1971) 251–65The Flow-Dynamics in Kawabata Yasunari’s Snow CountryKinya Tsuruta- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 267–85Kawabata’s Lyrical Mode in Snow CountryAnthony V. Liman
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 287–305Jojōka: Lyric PoemKawabata Yasunari, Translated by Francis H. Mathy
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 307–17The Unreality of Love: Time and Death in Kawabata’s Lyric PoemJaime Fernandez
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 319–93Kinjiseironkō: Thoughts on Recent Political DiscourseBarbara J. Teters
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 330–93KinjiseironkōKuga Katsunan, Translated by Barbara J. Teters
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 395–413The Significance of Ethics as the Study of ManWatsuji Tetsurō, Translated by David A. Dilworth
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 415–29Generational Differences in Values and Attitudes Between Japanese College Students and their Fathers, with some Implications for Historical Change of ValuesTsuyoshi Kato
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 431–43Diogo de Mesquita, S. J. and the Jesuit Mission PressDiego Pacheco
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 445–53ChiteikiYoshishige no Yasutane, Translated by Donald D. Dong
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 455–69The Origin of the Japanese Language by Ohno SusumuRoy Andrew Miller
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 469–70Zen and the Fine Arts by Shin-ichi Hisamatsu, Gishin TokiwaFernando G. Gutiérrez
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 471–72Toward Restoration: The Growth of Political Consciousness in Tokugawa Japan by H. D. HarootunianHarold Bolitho