Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 38:2 (1983) 115–32Toward Simplicity: Script Reform Movements in the Meiji PeriodNanette Twine
MN 37:4 (1982) 413–36The Kaneko Correspondence (Part 4)Kaneko Kentarō, James Kanda and William A. Gifford- MN 37:4 (1982) 497–521Trends in Modern Japanese Political History: The ‘Positivist’ StudiesGeorge Akita
- MN 37:4 (1982) 523–529Kings of Japan? The Political Authority of the Ashikaga ShogunsMartin Collcutt
MN 37:3 (1982) 269–87Ethnicity in the Meiji Restoration: An Interpretive EssayConrad Totman- MN 37:3 (1982) 289–316The Kaneko Correspondence (Part 3)Kaneko Kentarō, James Kanda and William A. Gifford
- MN 37:3 (1982) 375–401An Enlightenment Dialogue with Fukuzawa Yukichi: Ogawa Tameji’s Kaika Mondō, 1874–1875Michael A. Cusumano
MN 37:2 (1982) 223–56The Kaneko Correspondence (Part 2)Kaneko Kentarō, James Kanda and William A. Gifford
MN 37:1 (1982) 1–28The Japanese Mission to China, 801–806Robert Borgen- MN 37:1 (1982) 26–28Appendix: Kūkai’s letter written for presentation by Kadonomaro to the Regional Commander (kuan-ch’a-shih) of Fu-chouKūkai, Translated by Robert Borgen
- MN 37:1 (1982) 41–76The Kaneko Correspondence (Part 1)James Kanda and William A. Gifford
- MN 37:1 (1982) 55–76The Kaneko Correspondence (Part 1) (Translation)Kaneko Kentarō, Translated by James Kanda and William A. Gifford
MN 36:4 (1981) 391–423The Yamagata-Tokutomi Correspondence: Press and Politics in Meiji-Taishō JapanGeorge Akita and Takashi Itō
Monographs (1981) 1–156Tales of Samurai Honor: Buke Giri MonogatariIhara Saikaku, Translated by Caryl Callahan
MN 36:3 (1981) 299–316Against the Restoration: Katsu Kaishū’s Attempt to Reinstate the Tokugawa FamilyM. William Steele- MN 36:3 (1981) 317–28The Occupation of Japan as History: Some Recent ResearchRay A. Moore
MN 36:2 (1981) 173–86Apologia pro Vita Sua: Arai Hakuseki’s AutobiographyKate Wildman-Nakai- MN 36:2 (1981) 187–93Public Official or Feudal Lord?Mary Elizabeth Berry
MN 35:4 (1980) 405–35Sata Mirensho: A Fourteenth-Century Law PrimerTranslated by Carl Steenstrup
MN 35:3 (1980) 319–36Jogaku Zasshi and the Founding of BungakukaiMichael C. Brownstein- MN 35:3 (1980) 337–46Pushing the Papers of Kamakura: The Nitty-gritticists versus the Grand SweepersCarl Steenstrup
MN 35:1 (1980) 1–19From Sakoku to Kaikoku: The Transformation of Foreign-Policy Attitudes, 1853–1868Conrad Totman
MN 34:4 (1979) 383–407The Bakufu Looks Abroad: The 1865 Mission to FranceMark D. Ericson- MN 34:4 (1979) 467–78Councillor Defended: Matsukage Nikki and Yanagisawa YoshiyasuBeatrice Bodart-Bailey
MN 34:3 (1979) 259–77The Echigo War, 1868Harold Bolitho
MN 34:2 (1979) 125–53The Hachiman Cult and the Dōkyō IncidentRoss Bender- MN 34:2 (1979) 209–30Thrift and Diligence: House Codes of Tokugawa Merchant FamiliesJ. Mark Ramseyer
- MN 34:2 (1979) 221–30The Codes of Three Merchant HousesTranslated by J. Mark Ramseyer
- MN 34:2 (1979) 257Ō no Yasumaro
MN 34:1 (1979) 49–72The Way of the King: An Early Meiji Essay on GovernmentRichard Devine- MN 34:1 (1979) 63–72Ōdōron (The Way of the King)Takasaburō Chiba, Translated by Richard Devine
- MN 34:1 (1979) 73–99Ōyama Estate and Insei Land PoliciesElizabeth Sato
- MN 34:1 (1979) 101–12Michinaga’s Maladies: A Medical Report on Fujiwara no MichinagaG. Cameron Hurst
MN 33:4 (1978) 379–405Methods of Land Transfer in Medieval JapanJames Kanda
Monographs (1978) 1–120Fujiwara Teika’s Hundred-Poem Sequence of the Shōji Era, 1200Fujiwara no Teika, Translated by Robert H. Brower
MN 33:2 (1978) 151–64The Kansei Reforms—Success or Failure?Isao Soranaka
MN 33:1 (1978) 37–50Opinion Revised: Hara Takashi’s Views on Local GovernmentRichard Staubitz
MN 32:4 (1977) 459–83The Organized Peasant: The Wakamonogumi in the Edo PeriodRichard E. Varner- MN 32:4 (1977) 495–514Aims and Achievement of the Meirokusha—Fact and FictionDavid Huish
MN 32:3 (1977) 347–64De Coningh on Deshima: Mijn Verblijf in Japan, 1856Huibert Paul- MN 32:3 (1977) 365–76Uji and Kabane in Ancient JapanCornelius J. Kiley
MN 32:2 (1977) 125–52Last Testament in Exile: Yamaga Sokō’s Haisho ZampitsuShuzo Uenaka- MN 32:2 (1977) 131–52Haisho ZampitsuYamaga Sokō, Translated by Shuzo Uenaka
- MN 32:2 (1977) 153–88Nishiki no Ura: An Instance of Censorship and the Structure of a SharebonPeter F. Kornicki
- MN 32:2 (1977) 167–88A Brothel in the Light of Day: The Other Side of the BrocadeSantō Kyōden, Translated by Peter F. Kornicki
MN 32:1 (1977) 49–74Tea and Counsel: The Political Role of Sen RikyūBeatrice M. Bodart
MN 31:4 (1976) 393–413The Popularization of Samurai Values: A Sermon by Hosoi HeishūMargaret B. Dardess and Michiko Yamaguchi Aoki- MN 31:4 (1976) 400–13A Sermon Given by Hosoi Heishū on 14 December 1783Hosoi Heishū, Translated by Michiko Yamaguchi Aoki and Margaret B. Dardess