Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 13:3/4 (1957) 247–83Les Caractères [zhe], [zhi]…[ye], et [suo]. Réponse à M. J. L. Pierson (Part 1)Jos. L. M. Mullie- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 284–312Textkritische Untersuchungen zum Daidōruijuhō (Part 2)Otto Karow
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 313–28Letters of Homer Crane Blake Concerning His Naval Expedition to China, Japan and Korea: 1869–1872 (Part 2)Boleslaw Szczesniak
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 329–46Das Merkbuch für die Übung des Zazen des Zen-Meisters KeizanTranslated by Heinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 347–58Kamisori-The Razor: A Short Story by Shiga NaoyaFrancis H. Mathy
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 350–58The RazorShiga Naoya, Translated by Francis H. Mathy
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 359–63Kirishitan Bunko. A Manual of Books and Documents on the Early Christian Mission in Japan, with Special Reference to the Principal Libraries in Japan and More Particularly to the Collection at Sophia University, Tōkyō, and with an Appendix of Ancient Maps of the Far East, Especially Japan by Johannes LauresC. R. Boxer
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 363–64Minor Buddhist Texts by Giuseppe TucciHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 364–65Ennin’s Diary. The Record of a Pilgrimage to China in Search of the Law by Edwin O. Reischauer; Ennin’s Travels in T’ang China by Edwin O. ReischauerHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 366–67Japanische Geisteswelt-Vom Mythus zur Gegenwart by Oscar Benl, Horst HammitzschHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 368–71The Religion of Divine Wisdom. Japan’s Most Powerful Religious Movement by Henry van StraelenEdward D. Seidensticker
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 371–72Die Religionen Tibets. Bon und Lamaismus in ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung by Helmut HoffmannHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 372–73Tibetische Medizinphilosohie by Cyrill v. Korvin-KrasinskiShōkō Watanabe
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 373–78Archaeological Studies in Szechuan by Cheng Te-k’unJ. Maringer
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 378–79Gracia Hosokawa by Johannes LauresHubert Cieslik
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 379–80Documents on Communism, Nationalism and Soviet Advisers in China 1918–1827. Papers Seized in the 1927 Peking Raid by C. Martin Wilbur, Julie Lien-ying HowJean Monsterleet
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 380–84The Japanese Haiku. Its Essential Nature, History, and Possibilities in English, with Selected Examples by Kenneth YasudaWilhelm Gössmann
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 384–85Tourist Library: Vol. 7: Kabuki Drama by Japan Tourist Bureau, Shūtarō Miyake; Vol. 23: Japanese Decorative Design by Japan Tourist Bureau, Taiji Maeda; Vol. 24: Japanese Humour by Japan Tourist Bureau, R. H. BlythWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 385–86Arts and Crafts of Japan. No. 1: Masks by Seiroku Noma, Meredith Weatherby; No. 2: Textiles by Tomoyuki Yamanobe, Lynn KatohLucy S. Itō
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 386The Japanese Art of Miniature Trees and Landscapes. Their Creation, Care, and Enjoyment by Yuji Yoshimura, Giovanna M. HalfordLucy S. Itō
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 387Letter to the EditorHans Eckardt
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 388–89Reply to Dr. Eckardt’s LetterEta Harich-Schneider
- MN 13:3/4 (1957) 1957Monumenta Nipponica Volume 13, Number 3/4, 1957
MN 13:1/2 (1957) 1–38Letters of Homer Crane Blake Concerning His Naval Expedition to China, Japan and Korea: 1869–1872Boleslaw Szczesniak- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 39–66Veränderungen der japanischen Sozialstruktur nach dem zweiten WeltkriegKarl F. Zahl
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 67–82The Role of the Ukiyo-Zōshi IllustratorHoward S. Hibbett
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 83–100Textkritische Untersuchungen zum Daidōruijuhō (Part 1)Otto Karow
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 101–27Yasen Kanna: A Chat on a Boat in the EveningR. D. M. Shaw and Wilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 106–27Yasen Kanna: Preface to a Chat on a Boat in the EveningHakuin Zenji, Translated by R. D. M. Shaw and Wilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 129–52Honchō-shinsen-denHermann Bohner
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 139–52En no GyōjaTranslated by Hermann Bohner
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 153–62Modern Japanese Religions: Their Success ExplainedBaiyū Watanabe
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 163–65The Jesuit Mission Press in JapanJohannes Laures
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 166Japan Bibliographic Annual 1957 by Katsuji YabukiWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 172–73Waga Kuni Minkan-Shinkō-Shi no Kenkyū (Studien zur Geschichte japanischen Volksglaubens) by Hori Ichirō; Kōshin Shinkō (Der Kōshin-Glaube) by Kubo NoritadaLucy S. Itō
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 173–74Franz Xaver. Sein Leben und Seine Zeit. Erster Band: Europa 1506–1541 by Georg SchurhammerJohannes Laures
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 174–75Japan Company Directory by The Oriental EconomistHubert F. Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 175–76The Arts of Japan: An Illustrated History by Hugo MunsterbergJoseph P. Love
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 176–77Kōdansha Library of Japanese Art. No. 9: Utagawa Toyokuni by Sadao Kikuchi, Roy Andrew MillerJoseph P. Love
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 177–80Anthology of Japanese Literature From the Earliest Era to the Mid-nineteenth Century by Donald Keene; Modern Japanese Literature From 1868 to the Present Day by Donald KeeneJoseph Roggendorf
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 180–81Siddham. An Essay on the History of Sanskrit Studies in China and Japan by R. H. van GulikWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 181–82Tanuma Okitsugu (1719–1788). Forerunner of Modern Japan by John Whitney HallWilhelm Schiffer
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 166–72Bibliotheca Missionum by Robert Streit, Johannes Dindinger. XV. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1053–1559; XVI. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1600–1699; Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1700–1879; XVIII. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1880–1909; XIX. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1910–1940. 1. Teil; XX. Band: Afrikanische Missionsliteratur 1910–1940. 2. Teil; XXI. Band: Missionsliteratur Australiens und Ozeaniens 1525–1950Johannes Laures
- MN 13:1/2 (1957) 1957Monumenta Nipponica Volume 13, Number 1/2, 1957
Monographs (1956) 1–73Etymological Vocabulary of Japanese, Korean, and AinuJohannes Rahder
MN 12:3/4 (1956) 169In Memoriam: Fr. Hans Müller, S.J., 1892–1956- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 171–94Higuchi IchiyōHisako Tanaka
- MN 12:3/4 (1956) 195–240The Paekchŏng of Korea: A Brief Social HistoryHerbert Passin