Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 4:1 (1941) 246–55Shunkan: A Nō PlayTranslated by Charles K. Parker and S. Morisawa- MN 4:1 (1941) 256–69Zur Frage der Ryūkyū-GesandtschaftenR. Binkenstein
- MN 4:1 (1941) 270–77L’île Formose au XVIIe siècle Essais éphémères d’expansion EuropéenneJ. Dehergne
- MN 4:1 (1941) 278–83Lope de Vega et l’Extrême-OrientHenri Bernard
- MN 4:1 (1941) 284–89Hinayana indien et Mahayana japonais: Comment l’Occident a-t-il découvert le Bouddhisme?Henri Bernard
- MN 4:1 (1941) 290–94The Manyōshū. One Thousand Poems by Nippon Gakujutsu ShinkōkaiJoseph Roggendorf
- MN 4:1 (1941) 294–95Tsurezuregusa oder Aufzeichnungen aus Mussestunden by Yoshida Kenkō, Oscar BenlJoseph Roggendorf
- MN 4:1 (1941) 296Japanese Proverbs by Fujii Oto-oRobert Hans van Gulik
- MN 4:1 (1941) 297–98Saka’s Diary of a Pilgrim to Ise by A. L. Sadler, Genchi Katō, Meiji Japan SocietyRobert Hans van Gulik
- MN 4:1 (1941) 297History of Buddhist Art in Japan by International Buddhist SocietyRobert Hans van Gulik
- MN 4:1 (1941) 298–301Japanese Expansion on the Asiatic Continent: A Study in the History of Japan with Special Reference to Her International Relations with China, Korea, and Russia by Yoshi S. KunoPeter J. Herzog
- MN 4:1 (1941) 301–302A Private Journal of John Glendy Sproston U.S.N. by John Glendy Sproston, Shio Sakanishi, Sophia UniversityA. K. Reischauer
- MN 4:1 (1941) 302–305Japan’s Emergence as a Modern State by E. Herbert NormanRobert Hans van Gulik
- MN 4:1 (1941) 305–307Deutsche in Japan 1639–1939 by Kurt MeissnerJ. B. Kraus
- MN 4:1 (1941) 307–10Early Japanese History (c. 40 B.C.–A.D.1167) by Robert Karl Reischauer; Early Japanese History (c. 40 B.C.–A.D. 1167): Part B. by Jean Reischauer, Robert Karl ReischauerFrank Cary
- MN 4:1 (1941) 307Japan Among the Great Powers by Seiji HishidaHenri Bernard
- MN 4:1 (1941) 310–13The Infiltration of European Civilization in Japan During the 18th Century by Carel Coenraad KriegerJohannes Rahder
- MN 4:1 (1941) 313–16Japanese Surnames by I. V. Gillis, Pai Ping-ch’i; Japanese Personal Names by I. V. Gillis, Pai Ping-ch’iHans Müller
- MN 4:1 (1941) 316–18Dictionnaire Japonais-Français by Gustave CesselinHans Müller
- MN 4:1 (1941) 318–20Kirshitan Bunko. A Manual of Books and Documents on Early Christian Missions in Japan, with special reference to the principal Libraries in Japan and more particularly to the Collection at Sophia University, Tokyo by Johannes LauresPierre Humbertclaude
- MN 4:1 (1941) 318Dictionar Roman-Japonez by Radu N. Flondor, Kenzo Nezu, Fukashi Hayashi, Kiyomatsu AoyamaRobert Hans van Gulik
- MN 4:1 (1941) 320–21Ezo Kirishitan-shi (Geschichte des Christentums in Ezo) by Gerhard HuberHubert Cieslik
- MN 4:1 (1941) 322–23An Inquiry into National Income of Japan by Research Division of the Japan Economic FederationJules van Overmeeren
- MN 4:1 (1941) 322Sur Les Traces du Père Matthieu Ricci by Henri Bernard, R. P. Charles TaranzanoJohannes Laures
- MN 4:1 (1941) 323–24Environment, Race and Migration by Griffith TaylorCharles K. Parker
- MN 4:1 (1941) 325–26Tōhō-GakuhōRobert Hans van Gulik
- MN 4:1 (1941) 326Nippon. Il Giappone D’oggi e la Sua Cultura by Nippon Dempō TsūshinshaHenri Bernard
- MN 4:1 (1941) 1941Monumenta Nipponica Volume 4, Number 1, 1941
Monographs (1940) 1–229Kirishito-ki und Sayo-yoroku: Japanische Dokumente zur Missionsgeschichte des 17. JahrhundertsNaojirō Murakami, Translated by Gustav Voss and Hubert Cieslik
MN 3:2 (1940) 690–691Tōho Gakuhō (Journal of Oriental Studies) by Tōho Gakuin (Academy of Oriental Culture)- MN 3:2 (1940) 671–672Jinnō Shōtō-Ki. Buch von der wahren Gott-Kaiser-Herrschaftslinie by Kitabatake Chikafusa, Hermann BohnerHerbert Zachert
- MN 3:2 (1940) 363–68Herrscher und Volk im japanischen Kurzgedicht: Zum 2600: Jahre der ReichsgründungTranslated by Hermann Heuvers and Gorō Uda
- MN 3:2 (1940) 369–91Kannagara no MichiShōzō Kōno
- MN 3:2 (1940) 392–413The Meaning of Kami, Chapter II: Interpretations by Japanese WritersD. C. Holtom
- MN 3:2 (1940) 414–26Nisshinkan: Eine Daimyatsschule der TokugawazeitKenji Koike
- MN 3:2 (1940) 427–44Das deutsche Drama auf der japanischen BühneMamoru Katō
- MN 3:2 (1940) 445–57Passage en France de Hasekura, Ambassadeur Japonais à la cour de Rome au commencement du XVIIe siècleHirosi [Hiroshi] Nakamura
- MN 3:2 (1940) 458–79Essai sur la Vie et l’Oeuvre de Ueda Akinari (1734–1809) (Part 1)Pierre Humbertclaude
- MN 3:2 (1940) 480–503Lady Murasaki and the Genji MonogatariJ. M. Maki
- MN 3:2 (1940) 504–524Tsutsumi Chūnagon MonogatariOscar Benl
- MN 3:2 (1940) 525–548Japanese Initial SyllablesJohannes Rahder
- MN 3:2 (1940) 549–553A Note on Dispalatalization in the Isigaki SubdialectDenzel Carr
- MN 3:2 (1940) 554–566Okinawa-StudienR. Binkenstein
- MN 3:2 (1940) 567–578Japanese Modern Art (Part 1)Chisaburō Yamada
- MN 3:2 (1940) 579–589Foreign Survivals in the Japanese LanguageJ. M. Eylenbosch
- MN 3:2 (1940) 590–609Sō-gakkō-kei: Kada Azumamaro’s Gesuch um die Errichtung einer Kokugaku-SchuleHeinrich Dumoulin
- MN 3:2 (1940) 596–609Sō-gakkō-keiKada Azumamaro, Translated by Heinrich Dumoulin
- MN 3:2 (1940) 610–618Okina Il vegliardo. La ballata più antica tra il Nō-gaku, la più sacraTranslated by Mario Marega