Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 2:2 (1939) 655–656Japan. Ein Kulturüberblick by Ryuichi KajiWilhelm Schiffer- MN 2:2 (1939) 656–658Letters from B. H. Chamberlain to Lafcadio Hearn by Kazuo KoizumiP. D. Perkins
- MN 2:2 (1939) 658–659Harakiri. Die siebenundvierzig Ronin by Toshie NoishikiJ. B. Kraus
- MN 2:2 (1939) 659–660Li Tschi Und Matteo Ricci by O. FrankeHenri Bernard
- MN 2:2 (1939) 660Criss-Crosses of the Japanese Mind by Ippei FukudaF. H.
MN 2:1 (1939) 1–23Kangaku und Kokugaku: Ein Beitrag zur Geistesgeschichte der TokugawazeitHorst Hammitzsch- MN 2:1 (1939) 24–39The Japanese verbal forms on -yuJ. L. Pierson
- MN 2:1 (1939) 40–74The Embassy of Captain Gonçalo de Siqueira de Souza to Japan in 1644–1647 (Part 1)C. R. Boxer
- MN 2:1 (1939) 75–99The Lore of the Chinese Lute: An Essay in Ch’in Ideology (Part 2)Robert Hans van Gulik
- MN 2:1 (1939) 87–99Selected TextsTranslated by Robert Hans van Gulik
- MN 2:1 (1939) 100–23Les Cartes du Japon. qui servaient de modèle aux cartographes européens au début des relations de l’Occident avec le JaponHirosi [Hiroshi] Nakamura
- MN 2:1 (1939) 124–39Die alte Missionsbibliothek im Pei-t’ang zu PekingJohannes Laures
- MN 2:1 (1939) 140–64Die Entwicklung der Kokugaku. Dargestellt in ihren HauptvertreternHans Stolte, Heinrich Dumoulin and Wilhelm Schiffer
- MN 2:1 (1939) 165–92Kamo Mabuchi: Kokuikō. Gedanken über den “Sinn des Landes”Kamo Mabuchi, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
- MN 2:1 (1939) 193–211Motoori Norinaga: Naobi no Mitama. Geist der ErneuerungMotoori Norinaga, Translated by Hans Stolte
- MN 2:1 (1939) 212–36Hirata Atsutane: Taidō Wakumon. Es fragte einer nach dem Grossen Weg…Hirata Atsutane, Translated by Wilhelm Schiffer
- MN 2:1 (1939) 237–67Myōtei Mondō: Une apologétique chrétienne japonaise de 1605 (Part 2)Fucan Fabian, Edited by Pierre Humbertclaude
- MN 2:1 (1939) 268–75Hai-Yaso Anti-Jesus: Hayashi Razan’s antichristlicher Bericht über eine konfuzianisch-christliche Disputation aus dem Jahre 1606Hans Müller
- MN 2:1 (1939) 271–75Übersetzung des TextesHayashi Razan, Translated by Hans Müller
- MN 2:1 (1939) 276–80Demonologia nipponica l’oniSalvatore Mergé
- MN 2:1 (1939) 281–86E-FumiMario Marega
- MN 2:1 (1939) 287–90A Guide to old ManilaW. C. Repetti
- MN 2:1 (1939) 291–92Relics of three Jesuit Japanese Martyrs, John, Paul and James, Preserved in the Church “San Ignacio” at ManilaJuan de Bueras and Pedro Murillo Velarde
- MN 2:1 (1939) 293–300Some Recent Books on NōF. Hawley
- MN 2:1 (1939) 301–306Some Japanese Economic Writings of 1937Cabot Coville
- MN 2:1 (1939) 307–309A Collection of Nagasaki Colour Prints and Paintings showing the Influence of Chinese and European Art on that of Japan by N. H. N. ModyHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 2:1 (1939) 310–12Der Heldenbegriff im Schrifttum der Älteren Japanischen Geschichte by Walter DonatHerbert Zachert
- MN 2:1 (1939) 312–14Bibliographie de la Littérature Japonaise Contemporaine by Georges BonneauPierre Humbertclaude
- MN 2:1 (1939) 314–17Bibliographie von Japan 1933–1935 by Hans Praesent, Wolf HaenischHans Müller
- MN 2:1 (1939) 317–19Mi Fu on Ink-Stones by R. H. van GulikGeorge B. Sansom
- MN 2:1 (1939) 319–20Les Premiers Rapports de la Culture Europeenne avec la Civilization Japonaise by R. P. Henri BernardJohannes Laures
- MN 2:1 (1939) 320–22Grundriss der Ju-Lehre by Kitamura SawakichiWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 2:1 (1939) 322–24The Kurozumi Sect of Shintō by Charles William HepnerHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 2:1 (1939) 324Kyōgen Comic Interludes of Japan by Sakanishi-ShioF. H.
- MN 2:1 (1939) 325–271. Kanji-Cards. All the Chinese Characters in Tokuhon by The Japanese Language Institute; 2. An Easy Method to Learn Kanji. Complete Set of Chinese-Japanese Characters Used in the Japanese Primary School Readers. With 7000 compound words common in daily conversation by Mr. Oreste Vaccari, Mrs. Oreste Vaccari; 3. Chinese-Japanese Character Cards. Characters of Everyday Use Selected by Frequency of Occurrence. Series I (First 500) by Naoe Naganuma; 4. Die Wichtigsten Chinesischen Zeichen im Japanischen by Clemens ScharschmidtHans Müller
- MN 2:1 (1939) 327–28“Cinema Year Book of Japan” (1936–1937; 1938) by the “International Cinema Association of Japan” and the “Society for International Cultural Relations”Jules van Overmeeren
- MN 2:1 (1939) 328–30Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol III, number 2, July 1938Robert Hans van Gulik
- MN 2:1 (1939) 330Alpine Flowers of Japan by H. TakedaMax v. Küenburg
- MN 2:1 (1939) 331–32An Economic History of Japan by Takao Tsuchiya, Michitaro Shidehara, Neil Skene Smith, Kurt Singer; The Social and Economic History of Japan by Eijiro HonjoJ. B. Kraus
MN 1:2 (1938) 293–300Prosecution of Kirishitans after the Shimabara InsurrectionMasaharu Anesaki- MN 1:2 (1938) 301–16The Shinto Studies of Jiun, the Buddhist Priest and Moto-ori, the Shinto SavantGenchi Kato
- MN 1:2 (1938) 317–49Hanazono Tenno: Taishi wo Imashimuru no Sho, “Mahnung an den Kronprinzen”Hermann Bohner
- MN 1:2 (1938) 338–49Mahnung an den KronprinzenTranslated by Hermann Bohner
- MN 1:2 (1938) 350–77Yoshida Shōin (1830–1859): Ein Beitrag zum Verständnis der geistigen Quellen der MeijierneuerungHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 1:2 (1938) 622–623Segunda Parte Da Historia De Japan que trãta das cousas, que socederão nesta V. Provincia da Hera de 1578 por diante, começãdo pela Conversão del Rey de Bungo. (1578–1582) by P. Luis Frois, Joao do Amaral Abranches Pinto, Yoshitomo OkamotoJohannes Laures
- MN 1:2 (1938) 378–85Valignani ou Valignano, L’auteur véritable du récit de la première ambassade japonaise en Europe (1582–1590)Henri Bernard
- MN 1:2 (1938) 616–617Handbook of Japanese Art by Noritake TsudaHermann Heuvers
- MN 1:2 (1938) 386–438The Lore of the Chinese Lute: An Essay in Ch’in Ideology (Part 1)Robert Hans van Gulik