Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 63:2 (2008) 411–13Revealed Identity: The Noh Plays of Komparu Zenchiku by Paul S. AtkinsRichard A. Gardner
MN 62:2 (2007) 250–52Understanding Humor in Japan ed. Jessica Milner DavisRichard A. Gardner
MN 61:4 (2006) 585–587Swords, Oaths, and Prophetic Visions: Authoring Warrior Rule in Medieval Japan by Elizabeth OylerRichard A. Gardner
MN 58:4 (2003) 544–547Awesome Nightfall: The Life, Times, and Poetry of Saigyō by William R. LaFleurRichard A. Gardner
MN 58:2 (2003) 270–73Figures of Desire: Wordplay, Spirit Possession, Fantasy, Madness, and Mourning in Japanese Noh Plays by Etsuko TerasakiRichard A. Gardner
MN 57:4 (2002) 536–539The Chrysanthemum and the Fish: Japanese Humor Since the Age of the Shoguns by Howard HibbettRichard A. Gardner
MN 57:3 (2002) 339–48“A” RevisitedRichard A. Gardner
MN 56:1 (2001) 125–28Destroying the World to Save It: Aum Shinrikyō, Apocalyptic Violence, and the New Global Terrorism by Robert Jay Lifton; Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan: The Case of Aum Shinrikyō by Ian ReaderRichard A. Gardner
MN 54:2 (1999) 217–46Lost in the Cosmos and the Need to KnowRichard A. Gardner
MN 54:1 (1999) 151–54Japan: Nature, Artifice, and Japanese Culture by Augustin Berque, Ross Schwartz; Japan: Cities and Social Bonds by Augustin Berque, Christopher TurnerRichard A. Gardner
MN 53:3 (1998) 405–409The Pure Land Tradition: History and Development by James Foard, Michael Solomon, Richard K. Payne; The Collected Works of Shinran by Dennis Hirota, Hisao Inagaki, Michio Tokunaga, Ryushin Uryuzu; Popular Buddhism in Japan: Shin Buddhist Religion and Culture. by Esben Andreasen; Interpreting Amida: History and Orientalism in the Study of Pure Land Buddhism. by Galen AmstutzRichard A. Gardner
MN 52:2 (1997) 283–86Marketing the Menacing Fetus in Japan by Helen HardacreRichard A. Gardner
MN 51:3 (1996) 402–405A Poisonous Cocktail? Aum Shinrikyo’s Path to Violence by Ian Reader; The Cult at the End of the World. The Incredible Story of Aum by David E. Kaplan, Andrew Marshall; Holy Terror: Armageddon in Tokyo by D. W. BrackettRichard A. Gardner
MN 48:4 (1993) 518–521The Protocol of the Gods: A Study of the Kasuga Cult in Japanese History by Allan G. GrapardRichard A. Gardner
MN 47:2 (1992) 203–40Takasago: The Symbolism of the PineRichard A. Gardner
MN 47:1 (1992) 107–109Noh Drama and The Tale of Genji: The Art of Allusion in Fifteen Classical Plays by Janet GoffRichard A. Gardner
MN 46:2 (1991) 261–63Norito: A Translation of the Ancient Japanese Ritual Prayers by Donald L. PhilippiRichard A. Gardner