Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 13:1/2 (1957) 67–82The Role of the Ukiyo-Zōshi IllustratorHoward S. Hibbett- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 83–100Textkritische Untersuchungen zum Daidōruijuhō (Part 1)Otto Karow
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 101–27Yasen Kanna: A Chat on a Boat in the EveningR. D. M. Shaw and Wilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 106–27Yasen Kanna: Preface to a Chat on a Boat in the EveningHakuin Zenji, Translated by R. D. M. Shaw and Wilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 129–52Honchō-shinsen-denHermann Bohner
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 139–52En no GyōjaTranslated by Hermann Bohner
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 153–62Modern Japanese Religions: Their Success ExplainedBaiyū Watanabe
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 163–65The Jesuit Mission Press in JapanJohannes Laures
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 166Japan Bibliographic Annual 1957 by Katsuji YabukiWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 172–73Waga Kuni Minkan-Shinkō-Shi no Kenkyū (Studien zur Geschichte japanischen Volksglaubens) by Hori Ichirō; Kōshin Shinkō (Der Kōshin-Glaube) by Kubo NoritadaLucy S. Itō
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 173–74Franz Xaver. Sein Leben und Seine Zeit. Erster Band: Europa 1506–1541 by Georg SchurhammerJohannes Laures
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 174–75Japan Company Directory by The Oriental EconomistHubert F. Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 175–76The Arts of Japan: An Illustrated History by Hugo MunsterbergJoseph P. Love
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 176–77Kōdansha Library of Japanese Art. No. 9: Utagawa Toyokuni by Sadao Kikuchi, Roy Andrew MillerJoseph P. Love
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 177–80Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Era to the Mid-nineteenth Century by Donald Keene; Modern Japanese Literature From 1868 to the Present Day by Donald KeeneJoseph Roggendorf
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 180–81Siddham. An Essay on the History of Sanskrit Studies in China and Japan by R. H. van GulikWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 181–82Tanuma Okitsugu (1719–1788). Forerunner of Modern Japan by John Whitney HallWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 166–72Bibliotheca Missionum by Robert Streit, Johannes Dindinger. XV. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1053–1559; XVI. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1600–1699; Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1700–1879; XVIII. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1880–1909; XIX. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1910–1940. 1. Teil; XX. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1910–1940. 2. Teil; XXI. Band: Missionsliteratur Australiens und Ozeaniens 1525–1950Johannes Laures
MN 12:3/4 (1956) 169In Memoriam: Fr. Hans Müller, S.J., 1892–1956- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 171–94Higuchi IchiyōHisako Tanaka
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 195–240The Paekchŏng of Korea: A Brief Social HistoryHerbert Passin
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 241–68The World Conception of Chu Tao-sheng (Part 2)Walter Liebenthal
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 269–98Kamo Mabuchis Erklärung des Norito zum Toshi-goi-no-matsuri (Part 2)Kamo Mabuchi, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 299–308Russian Knowledge of Japanese Geography During the Reign of Peter the Great. A Bibliographical NoteBoleslaw Szczesniak
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 309–10Japanese and Americans by Robert S. SchwantesWilliam A. Laney
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 310–12The Path of the Buddha. Buddhism interpreted by Buddhists by Kenneth W. MorganHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 312–14Aspects du Bouddhisme. Tome II: Amida by Henri de LubacHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 314–17Meiji Bunka-Shi 6: Shūkyō-Hen. (Cultural History of the Meiji Era, Vol. 6: Religion) by Kishimoto HideoWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 317Geschichte der Katholischen Kirche in Japan by Johannes LauresWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 318–20The Postwar Student Struggles in Japan by Lawrence H. BattistiniClaude Larre
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 320–21Luis Frois S.J., Kulturgegensätze Europa-Japan (1585). Kritische Ausgabe des portugiesischen Textes in der Biblioteca de la Académia de la Historia in Madrid by Luis Frois, Josef Franz SchütteM. Eder
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 321–22Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development. China and Japan by G. C. Allen, Audrey G. DonnithorneWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 322–23Modern Japanese Prints: An Art Reborn by Oliver Statler, James MichenerJoseph P. Love
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 323–24Kodansha Library of Japanese Art. No. 4: Yokoyama Taikan by Seiroku Noma, Meredith Weatherby; No. 5: Kitagawa Utamaro by Ichitaro Kondo, Charles S. Terry; No. 6: Tawaraya Sotatsu by Ichimatsu Tanaka, Elise Grilli; No. 7: Suzuki Harunobu by Ichitaro Kondo, Kaoru OgimiJoseph P. Love
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 324–29Score of Gagaku. Japanese Classical Court Music by Sukehiro ShibaEta Harich-Schneider
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 330–33Das Kokonchomonshu des Tachibana Narisue als Musikgeschichtliche Quelle by Hans EckardtEta Harich-Schneider
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 333–34Contes de Pluie et de Lune by Ueda Akinari, René SieffertPaul Kiyoshi Kurata
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 335–38T’ang-Yin-Pi-Shih.”Parallel Cases From Under the Peartree.” A 13th century manual of jurisprudence and detection by R. H. van GulikE. J. M. Kroker
MN 12:1/2 (1956) 1–11L’Apport spirituel de l’Extrême-Orient: Quelques réflexions personnellesPierre Teilhard de Chardin- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 13–49Far Eastern Monkey LoreU. A. Casal
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 51–63Verwünschung in der altjapanischen KultspracheAnton Lämmerhirt
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 65–103The World Conception of Chu Tao-sheng (Part 1)Walter Liebenthal
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 105–19The Japanese Legal System 1945–1955: Changes in RetrospectSakae Wagatsuma
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 121–56Kamo Mabuchis Erklärung des Norito zum Toshi-goi-no-matsuri (Part 1)Kamo Mabuchi, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 157–58Buddhist Meditation by Edward ConzeHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 158–61Bungaku ni Arawaretaru Kokumin-Shisō no Kenkyū by Tsuda SōkichiHorst Hammitzsch
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 161–64The Kagerō Nikki. Journal of a 10th Century Noblewoman by Edward SeidenstickerDonald Keene
- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 164–65Understanding the Japanese Mind by James Clark MoloneyWilhelm Schiffer