Shigaku zasshi

Two professors of history at Tokyo Imperial University, Shigeno Yasutsugu and Ludwig Rieß were instrumental in founding the society and beginning publication of the journal.

The annual May issue of Shigaku zasshi is of particular interest to historians trying to keep up with recent historiographic developments in Japan.

The May issue is devoted to review articles summing up recent developments in the academic field of history within Japan.

A general assessment of the work of the previous year in the field of history is summed up in the recurring section "Kaiko to tenbō" (“review and outlook”), and articles devoted to more specialized areas follow.

May issues of Shigaku zasshi from 1949–1985 are also collected in the volume, Nihon rekishi gakkai no kaiko to tenbō edited by the Historical Society of Japan and published in 1987 by Yamakawa Shuppansha.