00889cas a2200145   4500008004100000022001300041035002000054050004600074245002400120260001000144310001600154362006700170520048800237650001800725170331n                            eng u  a00270741  a(Sirsi) a202211  ahttp://www.jstor.org/subject/asianstudies  aMonumenta Nipponica  aJSTOR  aBi - annual  aVol.  1  ,  No.  1  ,  1938   -   Vol.  66  ,  No.  2  ,  2011  aMonumenta Nipponica (MN), an interdisciplinary journal on Japanese culture and society, was founded in 1938, making it one of the oldest English-language academic journals in the field of Asian studies. Published semiannually as an international forum for research on Japan by Sophia University, Tokyo, MN carries both original scholarly contributions on history, literature, art history, religion, and thought, and translations of important Japanese literary and historical sources.  aAsian Studies