Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 53:2 (1998) 288–90Puppets of Nostalgia: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of the Japanese Awaji Ningyō Tradition by Jane Marie LawVirginia Skord Waters
MN 52:1 (1997) 59–84Sex, Lies, and the Illustrated Scroll: The Dōjōji Engi EmakiVirginia Skord Waters- MN 52:1 (1997) 75–84Dōjōji Engi EmakiTranslated by Virginia Skord Waters
MN 49:2 (1994) 235–37Ono no Komachi: Poems, Stories, Nō Plays by Roy E. Teele, Nicholas J. Teele, H. Rebecca TeeleVirginia Skord Waters
MN 47:3 (1992) 393–95Mō Hitotsu no Chūseizō: Bikuni, Otogi Zōshi, Raisei by Barbara RuchVirginia Skord Waters
MN 45:3 (1990) 353–55Tales of Heichū by Susan Downing VideenVirginia Skord Waters
MN 44:2 (1989) 171–98Monogusa Tarō: From Rags to Riches and BeyondVirginia Skord Waters- MN 44:2 (1989) 186–98Lazy TarōMonogusa Tarō, Translated by Virginia Skord Waters