The Japan Center currently publishes three publication series at irregular intervals: The Münchner Schriftenreihe Japanforschung with dissertations written at the institute, the Abschlussarbeiten am Japan-Zentrum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchenwith outstanding MA and BA theses, and the Working Papers des Japan-Zentrums der LMU Münchenwith miscellanies.
The Münchner Schriftenreihe "Japanforschung" is published by projekt verlag, the theses and working papers are published in the repository Open Access LMU.