Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 12:1/2 (1956) 165Japan’s Decision to Surrender by Robert J. C. ButowWilhelm Schiffer- MN 12:1/2 (1956) 166–67Islamologia by Félix M. Pareja, Alesandro Bausani, Ludwig von HertlingHenri Bernard-Maitre
MN 11:4 (1956) 329–55The Tale of the Bamboo CutterTranslated by Donald Keene- MN 11:4 (1956) 356–96Gebet in der altjapanischen KultspracheAnton Lämmerhirt
- MN 11:4 (1956) 397–424Japanese Research on Buddhism Since the Meiji Period (Part 2)A. Hirakawa and E. B. Ceadel
- MN 11:4 (1956) 425–45The Characters [zhe], [zhi] … [ye] and [suo] (Part 2)J. L. Pierson
- MN 11:4 (1956) 446–48Indiana University Conference on Oriental-Western Literary Relations by Horst Frenz, G. L. AndersonJoseph Roggendorf
- MN 11:4 (1956) 448Asien und der Westen. by Maurice Zinkin; The United States and Asia by Lawrence H. BattistiniWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 11:4 (1956) 449–50Zaibatsu Dissolution in Japan by T. A. BissonJules van Overmeeren
- MN 11:4 (1956) 449Kōdansha Library of Japanese Art. No. 1: Katsushika Hokusai by Elise Grilli, Ichitarō Kondō; No. 2: Tōshūsai Sharaku by Ichitarō Kondō, Paul C. Blum; No. 3: Andō Hiroshige by Sei-ichirō Takahashi, Charles S. TerryFranz Scharfenberger
MN 11:3 (1955) 221–46Japanese Research on Buddhism Since the Meiji Period (Part 1)A. Hirakawa and E. B. Ceadel- MN 11:3 (1955) 247–67Untouchability in the Far EastHerbert Passin
- MN 11:3 (1955) 268–83Zwei Texte Kamo Mabuchis zur Wortkunde (Part 1)Kamo Mabuchi, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
- MN 11:3 (1955) 284–316A Biography of Chu Tao-ShengWalter Liebenthal
- MN 11:3 (1955) 317–18A Selected List of Books and Articles on Japan in English, French and German by Hugh Borton, Serge Elisséeff, William W. Lockwood, John C. PelzelHans Müller
- MN 11:3 (1955) 318–20Chibetto Daizōkyō. The Tibetan Tripitaka by Sekai Kankō-KyōkaiSusumu Yamaguchi
- MN 11:3 (1955) 321–22Takayama Ukon und die Anfänge der Kirche in Japan by Johannes LauresHubert Cieslik
- MN 11:3 (1955) 322–23Tōkyō-To no Kyōdo-Geinō. (Volkskunet im Stadtgebiet von Tōkyō) by Miyao Shigeo, Honda YasujiKeikan Shinshi
- MN 11:3 (1955) 323–24The Landscape Painting of China and Japan by Hugo MunsterbergFranz Scharfenberger
- MN 11:3 (1955) 324–26Russia’s Japan Expedition of 1852–1855 by George Alexander LensenWilliam A. Laney
- MN 11:3 (1955) 326–27Science and Civilisation in China. Vol 1: Introductory Orientations by Joseph NeedhamWilhelm Schiffer
MN 11:2 (1955) 111–69Modern Japanese Creative PrintsOliver Statler- MN 11:2 (1955) 170–84Main Trends of Contemporary Japanese PhilosophyGino K. Piovesana
- MN 11:2 (1955) 185–94Revisions in the Rakuyōshū at the Time of Its Printing in 1598Joseph Koshimi Yamagiwa
- MN 11:2 (1955) 195–213The Earliest Sources of Chinese Music and Their Survival in JapanEta Harich-Schneider
- MN 11:2 (1955) 214Second Supplement to Kirishitan BunkoJohannes Laures
- MN 11:2 (1955) 215–16Kokugo-Kyōiku-Jiten by Shiraishi Taiji, Niima Shin’ichi, Hirota Eitarō, Matsumura AkiraHorst Hammitzsch
- MN 11:2 (1955) 215An Introduction to Japan by Herschel WebbWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 11:2 (1955) 216–17Gotō Juan. Ein Beitrag zur Missionsgeschichte Nordjapans by Hubert CieslikJohannes Laures
- MN 11:2 (1955) 218–19Japan’s Role in Southeast Asian Nationalist Movements, 1940–45 by Willard H. ElsbreeWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 11:2 (1955) 218Religions in Japan: Buddhism, Shinto, Christianity. From the Report Prepared by the Religions and Cultural Resources Division, Civil Information and Education Section, General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers by William K. BunceWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 11:2 (1955) 219–20Economic Dialogues in Ancient China. Selections from the Kuantzu by T’an Po-fu, Wen Kung-wen, Hsiao Kung-chuan, Lewis MaverickWilhelm Schiffer
MN 11:1 (1955) 1–14New Religions in Postwar JapanWilhelm Schiffer- MN 11:1 (1955) 15–43The Characters [zhe], [zhi] … [ye] and [suo]: Their Part in the Structure of Japanese and Chinese Sentences (Part 1)J. L. Pierson
- MN 11:1 (1955) 44–83Chinese Buddhism During the 4th and 5th CenturiesWalter Liebenthal
- MN 11:1 (1955) 84–100A Note on Ink CakesRobert Hans van Gulik
- MN 11:1 (1955) 101–102Oriens Extremus. Zeitschrift für Sprache, Kunst und Kultur der Länder des Fernen Ostens by Oscar Benl, Wolfgang Franke, Walter FuchsWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 11:1 (1955) 102–105West-Östliche Begegnung. Japans Kultur und Tradition by Junyu KitayamaHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 11:1 (1955) 105–108Jeunesse sans Chrysantheme ni Sabre. Etude sur les attitudes de la jeunesse japonaise d’après-guerre by Jean StoetzelPaul Rietsch
- MN 11:1 (1955) 108–10The Rhythmical Patterns in Gagaku and Bugaku by Eta Harich-SchneiderLeo Traynor
- MN 11:1 (1955) 110The Manyōśū by P. L. PiersonHeinrich Dumoulin
MN 10:1/2 (1954) 1–44The Great Martyrdom in Edo 1623: Its Causes, Course, ConsequencesHubert Cieslik- MN 10:1/2 (1954) 45–64Das Daidōruijuhō und die KokugakuFriedrich Weller and Otto Karow
- MN 10:1/2 (1954) 65–80The Literary Introduction of Japan to Europe (Part 4)Thomas Baty
- MN 10:1/2 (1954) 81–106Harbingers of Happiness: The Door Gods of ChinaAlfred Koehn
- MN 10:1/2 (1954) 107–26The Sumu-Sanu Myth: Notes and Remarks on the Jimmu Tennō MythBoleslaw Szczesniak
- MN 10:1/2 (1954) 127–68Comparative Treatment of the Japanese Language (Part 4)Johannes Rahder
- MN 10:1/2 (1954) 169–92Caceria de Refranes en el “Vocabulario da Lingoa de Japam”Jose Luis Alvarez-Taladriz