Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 27:2 (1972) 211–14The Art of Japanese Ceramics by Tsugio Mikami, Ann HerringJ. Edward Kidder, Jr.- MN 27:2 (1972) 214Art Treasures from JapanJoseph P. Love
- MN 27:2 (1972) 218–20Tradition and Modernization in Japanese Culture by Donald H. ShivelyGino K. Piovesana
- MN 27:2 (1972) 220–22Motoori Norinaga, 1730–1801 by Shigeru MatsumotoShun’ichi H. Takayanagi
- MN 27:2 (1972) 222–27The Southern Barbarians: The First Europeans in Japan by Michael CooperGeorge Elison
- MN 27:2 (1972) 227–28Sekai wo Aruita Kirishitan by Hubert CieslikDiego Pacheco
- MN 27:2 (1972) 229The Sanka Shu by H. H. HondaFrancis H. Mathy
- MN 27:2 (1972) 230–32The Still Point. Reflections on Zen and Christian Mysticism by William Johnston; Christian Zen by William JohnstonHugo Enomiya-Lassalle
- MN 27:2 (1972) 233–35Higher Education in Japan: Its Take-off and Crash by Nagai Michio, Jerry DusenburyKlaus Luhmer
- MN 27:2 (1972) 235–37Japanese Education: A Bibliography of Materials in the English Language by Herbert PassinFrank Joseph Shulman
- MN 27:2 (1972) 237–40Japan and Korea: An Annotated Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations in Western Languages, 1877–1969 by Frank J. ShulmanHilary Conroy
- MN 27:2 (1972) 240–41Japanese Names. A Comprehensive Index by Characters and Readings by P. G. O’NeillJoseph F. Moran
- MN 27:2 (1972) 241–42Current Contents of Academic Journals in Japan, 1970 by Kokusai Bunka ShinkokaiMichael Cooper
- MN 27:2 (1972) 243Recent Reprints
- MN 27:2 (1972) 229–30Kottō by Lafcadio Hearn, Genjiro YetoPeter Milward
- MN 27:2 (1972) 214–18Noh: The Classical Theater by Nakamura Yasuo, Earle Ernst, Don KennyTed T. Takaya
- MN 27:2 (1972) 1972Monumenta Nipponica Volume 27, Number 2, 1972
MN 27:1 (1972) 1–37Yamato MonogatariMildred Tahara- MN 27:1 (1972) 8–37Selections from Yamato MonogatariTranslated by Mildred Tahara
- MN 27:1 (1972) 39–64Toward a Transcultural Philosophy (Part 1)J. Eduardo Pérez Valera
- MN 27:1 (1972) 65–83The Reign of Go-Sanjō and the Revival of Imperial PowerG. Cameron Hurst
- MN 27:1 (1972) 85–92Seiyō Gakushi no Setsu: The Theories of Western PhilosophersTakano Chōei, Translated by Gino K. Piovesana
- MN 27:1 (1972) 93–102A Collection of Tales from Uji: A Study and Translation of Uji Shūi Monogatari by D. E. MillsEdwin A. Cranston
- MN 27:1 (1972) 102–104Archaeology of the Ryukyu Islands—A Regional Chronology from 3,000 B.C. to the Historic Period by Richard J. PearsonNaoichi Kokubu
- MN 27:1 (1972) 104–105Law and Justice in Tokugawa Japan. Materials for the History of Japanese Law and Justice under the Tokugawa Shogunate 1603–1867 by John Henry WigmoreJosé Llompart
- MN 27:1 (1972) 106–107Japanese History by Tarō SakamotoMichael Cooper
- MN 27:1 (1972) 107–10Christian Converts and Social Protest in Meiji Japan by Irwin ScheinerJohn F. Howes
- MN 27:1 (1972) 110Buddhismus der Gegenwart by Heinrich DumoulinJoseph J. Spae
- MN 27:1 (1972) 111Collectors’ Netsuke by Raymond BushellDavid Gordon
- MN 27:1 (1972) 112–14Kappa by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, Geoffrey Bownas, G. H. HealeyKinya Tsuruta
- MN 27:1 (1972) 114–17Light and Darkness by Natsume Sōseki, V. H. ViglielmoWilliam E. Naff
- MN 27:1 (1972) 117–19Twenty Plays of the Nō Theatre by Donald Keene, Royall TylerFrank Hoff
- MN 27:1 (1972) 119–22Kabuki: The Popular Theater by Toita Yasuji, Don Kenny, Donald L. KeeneTed T. Takaya
- MN 27:1 (1972) 122–23Fukuzawa Yukichi to Sono Monka Shoshi by Maruyama Makoto, Tomita Masafumi; Meiji-jin no Mita Fukuzawa Yukichi by Itō MasaoShun’ichi H. Takayanagi
- MN 27:1 (1972) 1972Monumenta Nipponica Volume 27, Number 1, 1972
Monographs (1971) 1–112Bibliography of Translations from the Japanese into Western Languages: From the 16th Century to 1912Hide Ikehara Inada
Monographs (1971) 1–173Izumo FudokiTranslated by Michiko Yamaguchi Aoki
Monographs (1971) 1–323The Function of Television for Children and AdolescentsTakeo Furu
Monographs (1971) 1–176Hōgen monogatari: Tale of the Disorder in HōgenTranslated by William Ritchie Wilson
MN 26:3/4 (1971) 251–65The Flow-Dynamics in Kawabata Yasunari’s Snow CountryKinya Tsuruta- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 267–85Kawabata’s Lyrical Mode in Snow CountryAnthony V. Liman
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 287–305Jojōka: Lyric PoemKawabata Yasunari, Translated by Francis H. Mathy
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 307–17The Unreality of Love: Time and Death in Kawabata’s Lyric PoemJaime Fernandez
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 319–93Kinjiseironkō: Thoughts on Recent Political DiscourseBarbara J. Teters
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 330–93KinjiseironkōKuga Katsunan, Translated by Barbara J. Teters
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 395–413The Significance of Ethics as the Study of ManWatsuji Tetsurō, Translated by David A. Dilworth
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 415–29Generational Differences in Values and Attitudes Between Japanese College Students and their Fathers, with some Implications for Historical Change of ValuesTsuyoshi Kato
- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 431–43Diogo de Mesquita, S. J. and the Jesuit Mission PressDiego Pacheco