Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 34:2 (1979) 155–68The Tale of the Mouse: Nezumi no SōshiTranslated by D. E. Mills
MN 34:1 (1979) 1–20Tales of Samurai Honor: Saikaku’s Buke Giri MonogatariCaryl Callahan- MN 34:1 (1979) 7–20Buke Giri MonogatariIhara Saikaku, Translated by Caryl Callahan
- MN 34:1 (1979) 21–48Sōseki on Individualism: ‘Watakushi no Kojinshugi’Jay Rubin
- MN 34:1 (1979) 26–48Watakushi no Kojinshugi (My Individualism)Natsume Sōseki, Translated by Jay Rubin
MN 33:4 (1978) 461–69Sōseki: A Tragic FatherYoko McClain
MN 33:3 (1978) 285–97A Feeling of Beauty: Natsume Sōseki’s IchiyaAlan Turney- MN 33:3 (1978) 289–97Ichiya (One Night)Natsume Sōseki, Translated by Alan Turney
MN 33:2 (1978) 179–200Jizō, the Most Merciful: Tales from Jizō Bosatsu ReigenkiYoshiko Kurata Dykstra- MN 33:2 (1978) 191–200Jizō Bosatsu ReigenkiJitsuei, Translated by Yoshiko Kurata Dykstra
MN 33:1 (1978) 1–36Yuriwaka and Ulysses: The Homeric Epics at the Court of Ōuchi YoshitakaJames T. Araki- MN 33:1 (1978) 67–112The Barren Years: Japanese War LiteratureDonald Keene
MN 32:4 (1977) 485–94A World SurveyedWilliam F. Sibley
MN 32:3 (1977) 303–31Hachikazuki: A Muromachi Short StoryChigusa Steven- MN 32:3 (1977) 315–31HachikazukiTranslated by Chigusa Steven
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 32:2 (1977) 211–24Shiga Naoya and the Literature of ExperienceStephen W. Kohl
- MN 32:2 (1977) 218–21ManazuruShiga Naoya, Translated by Stephen W. Kohl
- MN 32:2 (1977) 222–24The Ashen MoonShiga Naoya, Translated by Stephen W. Kohl
- MN 32:2 (1977) 225–34Dwelling by the MoatShiga Naoya, Translated by Edward Fowler
- MN 32:2 (1977) 230–34Death and Divine Indifference in ‘Dwelling by the Moat’Edward Fowler
MN 32:1 (1977) 87–91Salvation through SelfishnessKenneth Strong- MN 32:1 (1977) 93–110The Seidensticker GenjiHelen C. McCullough
MN 31:2 (1976) 113–43Tales of the Compassionate Kannon: The Hasedera Kannon GenkiYoshiko Kurata Dykstra- MN 31:2 (1976) 123–43Hasedera Kannon GenkiTranslated by Yoshiko Kurata Dykstra
MN 31:1 (1976) 1–27The Kenreimon’in Ukyō no Daibu Shū: Introduction and Partial TranslationJames G. Wagner- MN 31:1 (1976) 11–27The Kenreimon’in Ukyō no Daibu ShūKenreimon'in Ukyō no Daibu, Translated by James G. Wagner
- MN 31:1 (1976) 77–85Japanese Literature: the Practice of TransferJames T. Araki
- MN 31:1 (1976) 87–95A Tale of the HeikeWilliam E. Naff
MN 30:4 (1975) 357–91Saikaku’s Parting Gift: Translations from Saikaku OkimiyageRobert W. Leutner- MN 30:4 (1975) 369–91Saikaku OkimiyageIhara Saikaku, Translated by Robert W. Leutner
MN 30:3 (1975) 291–315Masaoka Shiki’s A Drop of InkJanine Beichman-Yamamoto- MN 30:3 (1975) 303–15A Drop of InkMasaoka Shiki, Translated by Janine Beichman-Yamamoto
MN 30:2 (1975) 121–50Konjaku Monogatari-shū: Toward an Understanding of Its Literary QualitiesW. Michael Kelsey- MN 30:2 (1975) 126–50Konjaku Monogatari-shūTranslated by W. Michael Kelsey
- MN 30:2 (1975) 151–76Maihime (The Dancing Girl)Mori Ōgai, Translated by Richard Bowring
MN 30:1 (1975) 1–18A Japanese Burlesque: Nise MonogatariJack Rucinski- MN 30:1 (1975) 7–18Nise MonogatariTranslated by Jack Rucinski
- MN 30:1 (1975) 37–68Soga Monogatari, Shintōshū and the Taketori Legend: The Nature and Significance of Parallels between the manabon Soga Monogatari and Shintōshū, with Particular Reference to a Parallel Variant of the Taketori LegendD. E. Mills
MN 29:4 (1974) 381–413Mori Ōgai’s Response to Suppression of Intellectual Freedom, 1909–12Helen M. Hopper
MN 29:3 (1974) 247–61Utakata no KiMori Ōgai, Translated by Richard Bowring- MN 29:3 (1974) 263–81The Problem of Utakata no KiThomas E. Swann
MN 29:2 (1974) 121–61Jikkinshō: A Miscellany of Ten MaximsJohn S. Brownlee- MN 29:2 (1974) 133–61JikkinshōTranslated by John S. Brownlee
- MN 29:2 (1974) 181–98Otogi-zōshi: Short Stories of the Muromachi PeriodChieko Irie Mulhern
MN 28:4 (1973) 391–426The Authenticity of Natsume SōsekiWard William Biddle
MN 28:3 (1973) 261–93Preliminary Notes on Masakadoki and the Taira no Masakado StoryGiuliana Stramigioli