Sophia University

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Sophia University
Official Web Site: http://www.sophia.ac.jp/

Monumenta Nipponica
Official Journal Web Site: http://monumenta.cc.sophia.ac.jp

Monumenta Nipponica
Sophia University
7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102
JAPAN
Phone: +81-3-3238-3543, -3544
Fax: +81-3-3238-3835
Email: kw-nakai@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp

Sophia University was established in Tokyo in 1913 by the Society of Jesus. Beginning its educational efforts with a small staff and only a handful of students, the university confronted many difficulties in its early years. The decision in 1938 to undertake publication of Monumenta Nipponica despite these problems symbolized the founders' commitment to academic excellence, an international orientation, and a liberal spirit. Today, building on this tradition, Sophia has developed into one of Japan's leading private universities, with a student body of 11,000 and a multinational faculty of 1,000.

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Monumenta Nipponica

Monumenta Nipponica, an interdisciplinary quarterly 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 as an international forum for research on Japan by Sophia University, Tokyo, MN carries both original scholarly contributions on history, literature, art history, religion, thought, and anthropology, and translations of important Japanese literary and historical sources. Early volumes included articles in German and other European languages, but from volume 19 (1964) English has been the sole language of publication. At present each issue contains on average four articles, including reports on research trends and source materials of note, and fifteen reviews of recent books on Japan.

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