| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| New Year's Greetings to the Members of Japanese Society of Tribologists | Masato Tanaka | 1 | 1 | ||
| Serials | Messages to Tribologists | Thought on Transition to Load Free Bearings | Yoshio Kumada | 1 | 2 |
| New Approaches to Tribology | On the Publication of Special Issue on "New Approaches to Tribology" | Satoshi Momozono | 1 | 3 | |
| Explanations | New Approaches to Tribology by Computational Chemistry | Takahiro Oyama, Akira Endou, Momoji Kubo and Akira Miyamoto | 1 | 4 | |
| New Approaches to Frictional Phenomena by Condenced Matter Physics | Hiroshi Matsukawa | 1 | 9 | ||
| Invitation to Science of Complex Systems | Shin Morishita | 1 | 17 | ||
| Tribomicroplasma -To the Development of New Fields of Tribology | Keiji Nakayama | 1 | 23 | ||
| Electrical Phenomena at the Interface of Solid and Oil | Akira Sasaki | 1 | 30 | ||
| A New Direction of Tribology with Liquid Crystal -A Scenario for a High-Tech Lubrication System- | Ken Nakano | 1 | 36 | ||
| Analysis of Single Molecular Interaction by Using Scanning Probe Microscopy | Osamu Takeuchi, Satoshi Yasuda, Hidemi Shigekawa and Koji Miyake | 1 | 42 | ||
| Mechanical Stretching and Rheological Study of Single Protein Molecules | Atsushi Ikai, Takaharu Okajima and Hideo Arakawa | 1 | 49 | ||
| Explanation | The Surfactant Development as Flow Drag Reduction Agent in the Piping | Toru Nakata Hideo Inaba, Akihiko Horibe, Naoto Haruki and Kenji Sato | 1 | 56 | |
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (1) | Amontons's Law and Friction Coefficient | Ken Nakano | 1 | 63 |
| Original Contributions | Bouncing Vibration of the Pin in Sliding Contact out of Exact Right Angle with Rotating Disk（Part 1） -Simulation of Bouncing Vibration and Wear Rate- |
Masayoshi Abo, Tohru Sakamoto and Satoshi Kakunai | 1 | 65 | |
| Bouncing Vibration of the Pin in Sliding Contact out of Exact Right Angle with Rotating Disk（Part 2） -Preventive Design against Bouncing Vibration- |
Masayoshi Abo, Tohru Sakamoto and Satoshi Kakunai | 1 | 75 | ||
| Mechanism of Direct Contact and Numerical Model for Analysis of Line Contact Mixed Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication in Pure Rolling Condition | Kazunori Ichimaru and Takehiro Morita | 1 | 83 | ||
| Spreading Characteristics of Monolayer Lubricant Film on Surfaces with Chemical Textures | Hedong Zhang, Yasunaga Mitsuya, Natsuko Fukuoka and Kenji Fukuzawa | 1 | 92 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Serials | Messages to Tribologists | The JAST Advantage - Where Members Interact - | Michiharu Naka | 2 | 111 |
| Explanations | Tribology on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) | MEMS and Tribology | Hiroyuki Fujita | 2 | 112 |
| Tribology under Extremely Low Loads | Yasuhisa Ando | 2 | 122 | ||
| Mechanism of Stiction in MEMS and Its Reduction Methods | Shigeki Tsuchitani | 2 | 128 | ||
| Application of Molecular Gas-Film Lubrication to MEMS Elements | Shigehisa Fukui | 2 | 134 | ||
| Application of Protein Motors to Nanometer-/Micrometer-Scale Devices with NEMS and MEMS Technology | Kazuhiro Oiwa and Hiroaki Kojima | 2 | 141 | ||
| Wafer Direct Bonding Techniques for MEMS Packaging | Hideki Takagi | 2 | 149 | ||
| Explanation | New P-S-N Curve, P-F-L Curve and Life Estimation Model for Rolling Contact Machine Elements | Shigeo Shimizu | 2 | 155 | |
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (2) | Hertzian Contact | Koshi Adachi | 2 | 161 |
| Original Contributions | Vibration in Wet Friction Systems with Paper-Based Material | Yuzuru Sambongi, Takao Shibuya and Shin Morishita | 2 | 163 | |
| Tribological Properties of Stainless Steal under Water Lubricated Conditions - Effects of Dissolved Ions in Tap Water - | Michimasa Uchidate, Akira Iwabuchi, Tomoharu Shimizu and Haibo Liu | 2 | 173 | ||
| SEM Observation and EPMA Analysis of Tribological Products under Water Lubricated Conditions | Michimasa Uchidate, Akira Iwabuchi, Haibo Liu and Tomoharu Shimizu | 2 | 181 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| The 2003 Tribology Gold Medal Awarded to Professor Yoshitsugu KIMURA | Masayoshi Muraki | 3 | 191 | ||
| Tribology in Enterprisation, New Local Industry and Venture Company | On the Publication of Special Issue on "Tribology in Enterprisation, New Local Industry and Venture Company" | Yoichi Inoue | 3 | 192 | |
| Explanations | History of Business Development for Solid Lubricants | Masao Kawamura | 3 | 193 | |
| Development of Ceramics Faucet Valves for Next Generation by Spin-Off Company | Kenta Kuwayama | 3 | 200 | ||
| Business of Maintenance Tribology for the Facilities of Power Plants | Masahiko Kawabata | 3 | 206 | ||
| Development and Enterprisation of Magnetic Assisted Polishing Based on Wear Research | Noritsugu Umehara and Isao Shibata | 3 | 213 | ||
| Development of Porous Carbon Materials RB Ceramics - Toward Construction of New Local Industry by Cooperation between Industry, Academia and Government - | Kazuo Hokkirigawa | 3 | 220 | ||
| Enterprisation of University Research Outcomes | Takuro Wakabayashi | 3 | 227 | ||
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (3) | Equations for Temperature Rise of Rubbing Surfaces | Naoshi Izumi | 3 | 232 |
| Report of Research Group | The Report of Joint Research on the Effect of Oxidation Inhibitors on Greases Life and the Degradation Process | Research Group on Lubricating Greases | 3 | 234 | |
| Original Contributions | The Effects of Friction at Tool Surface on Plastic Flow and Bulk Deformation Analyzed Quantitatively by Plane Strain Extrusion Experiments | Tsongxin Yang, Kenji Nakanishi and Shunpei Kamitani | 3 | 240 | |
| Effects of Molecularly Thin Lubricant Film on Stability of Contact Slider | Kentaro Tanaka, Masahiro Kawaguchi and Takahisa Kato | 3 | 248 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Serial | Messages to Tribologists | New Collaboration Style between Industry and Academia | Shinya Sasaki | 4 | 274 |
| Explanations | Trends of the Theory and Application about EHL (Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication) | State of the Art on the EHL Theory | Tsunamitsu Nakahara | 4 | 275 |
| State of the Art on the EHL Numerical Analysis | Shinichi Natsumeda | 4 | 283 | ||
| EHL Films under Non-Steady State Condition | Hiroshi Nishikawa | 4 | 288 | ||
| Molecular-Order EHL and Appearance of Molecular Effects | Hiroshige Matsuoka | 4 | 295 | ||
| Rheological Characteristics of Lubricants in EHL Contacts under High Pressure | Nobuyoshi Ohno | 4 | 303 | ||
| Mechanism of Dimple Formations in EHL Contacts under High Slip Ratios | Kazuyuki Yagi | 4 | 309 | ||
| EHL between Rail and Wheel of Railways | Tadao Oyama, Hua Chen and Makoto Ishida | 4 | 316 | ||
| EHL Analyses on Plain Bearing for Engines | Yutaka Okamoto | 4 | 323 | ||
| EHL in Rolling Bearings | Ryuki Yamashita | 4 | 330 | ||
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (4) | Surface Roughness (Part 1) | Satoshi Momozono | 4 | 335 |
| Original Contributions | Observation of Loach's Slime Layer by CCD Microscope and Its Tribological Consideration | Tokuko Umino | 4 | 337 | |
| Simulation of Liquid Bridging Formation between Surface Having Two Dimensional Sinusoidal Roughness by Using Molecular Dynamics Method | Susumu Ogata, Yasuji Ohshima, Kenji Fukuzawa and Yasunaga Mitsuya | 4 | 345 | ||
| Effect of Surface Roughness on Hertzian Contact Deformation | Tomohiro Motoda, Tatsuhiro Jibiki and Masayuki Shima | 4 | 355 | ||
| Friction and Wear Properties of Zirconia in Sodium Laurate Aqueous Solution | Siichiro Hironaka, Nagayuki Nakazawa and Masahiro Suzuki | 4 | 363 | ||
| Improvement in the Lubricous Characteristic of the Diesel Fuel Injection Pump by CrN Coating Application | Fumio Ochi, Nozomu Okumura, Takeshi Senoo and Hideshi Mori | 4 | 371 | ||
| Winners of 2003 Distinguished Tribologist Award | 4 | ||||
| Winners of 2003 Best Paper Award | |||||
| Winners of 2003 Tribo-Technology Award | |||||
| Winners of 2003 Award for Young Tribologists |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Serial | Messages to Tribologists | My Brief History of Tribology | Tsunamitsu Nakahara | 5 | 381 |
| Tribology in New Energy System | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Tribology in New Energy System" | Takeshi Nishioka | 5 | 382 | |
| Explanations | Tribology in Hydrogen Energy System | Takero Makino | 5 | 383 | |
| Fuel Cell | Michiro Hori | 5 | 390 | ||
| Tribology in Micro Gas Turbine Power Generation System | Shigehiko Kaneko | 5 | 397 | ||
| Tribology in Micromachine Gas Turbine (Power MEMS) | Kousuke Ishomura | 5 | 403 | ||
| Tribology in Wind Power System | Hikaru Matsumiya, Tetsuya Kogaki, Hachiro Mizutani, Atsushi Korenaga and Hiroki Mano | 5 | 409 | ||
| Flywheel for Energy Storage System | Ryouichi Takahata | 5 | 416 | ||
| Explanation | An Application of Ultrasonic Technique on Measurement of Solid Contact Area | Akitoshi Takeuchi | 5 | 422 | |
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (5) | Surface Roughness (Part 2) | Satoshi Momozono | 5 | 428 |
| Original Contributions | Vibration of Separator Plate in Wet Friction Systems with Papar-Based Material | Yuzuru Sambongi, Takao Shibuya and Shin Morishita | 5 | 430 | |
| Temperature, Running Torque and Oil Film Formation of Ball Bearings with Polymer Lubricant | Hiroyuki Ohta and Masayuki Kanatsu | 5 | 438 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Serial | Messages to Tribologists | Proposal on Establishment of "Tribology Center" | Akio Nitanai | 6 | 451 |
| Nanotribology | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Nanotribology" | Hiroshi Chiba | 6 | 452 | |
| Explanations | Extraordinary Properties of Nano Lubricant Films and Their Issue | Takahisa Kato | 6 | 453 | |
| Physics of Friction in Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy | Naruo Sasaki and Masaru Tsukada | 6 | 460 | ||
| Application of Molecular Dynamics Simulation in Micro/Nano Tribology | Hiroshi Eda and Jun Shimizu | 6 | 466 | ||
| Molecular-Scale Electronics: Recent Progress and Its Future Prospect | Takao Ishida | 6 | 473 | ||
| Sliding, Rotation and Rolling of Nanoparticles | Kouji Miura | 6 | 480 | ||
| Nanotribology of Physisorbed Films | Masaru Suzuki | 6 | 487 | ||
| Quantum Condensate as Model System of Friction - Nanotribology in Vortex Lattice of Superconductor and Charge-Density Wave - | Atsutaka Maeda, Haruhisa Ueno and Yukichi Inoue | 6 | 493 | ||
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (6) | Young-Dupre Equation | Masahito Tagawa | 6 | 499 |
| Original Contributions | Study on Change of the Constitution Components of Lubricant in Conjunction Region under Hydrodynamic Lubrication | Bunji Ono and Yuji Yamamoto | 6 | 501 | |
| Aluminum Milling Performance of DLC Coated Tools Prepared by Using a Vacuum Arc Discharge Method | Haruyo Fukui, Junya Okida, Hideki Moriguchi and Hideto Iyori | 6 | 509 | ||
| Plastic Deformations of Micro-Spheres by Solidified Lubricants and Lubricants' Shear Characteristics under Very High Pressure (Part 1) | Yuichi Nakamura, Yutaka Ishibashi and Yasushi Kurosaki | 6 | 518 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| The Valediction by the Ex-President | Masato Tanaka | 7 | 537 | ||
| The Inaugural Address by the President | Motohiro Kaneta | 7 | 538 | ||
| Serial | Messages to Tribologists | Endless Challenge of Tribology | Masataka Nosaka | 7 | 539 |
| Characteristics and Applications of Various Types of Tribo-Materials | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Characteristics and Applications of Various Types of Tribo-Materials" | Fumihiro Itoigawa | 7 | 540 | |
| Explanations | Characteristics and Applications of Steels | Youichi Murakami and Takashi Honda | 7 | 541 | |
| Characteristics and Applications of WC-Co Cemented Carbides | Hatsuhiko Usami and Masayuki Takada | 7 | 547 | ||
| Characteristics and Applications of Metal Matrix Composites | Yoshiro Iwai, Tomomi Honda and Toshiro Miyajima | 7 | 553 | ||
| Characteristics and Applications of Carbon Materials | Kazutsugu Kashima | 7 | 560 | ||
| Characteristics and Applications of Super Engineering Plastics | Yoshiro Oki, Takumi Hayashi and Takuya Ishii | 7 | 567 | ||
| Characteristics and Applications of PTFE Composites | Seiichiro Hironaka | 7 | 573 | ||
| Characteristics and Applications of Rubber Materials for Seal | Hironori Nishina | 7 | 578 | ||
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (7) | Petroff's Law | Hiroo Taura | 7 | 585 |
| Original Contribution | Study on Evaluation of Performance for Cutting-Off Wheels - Development of the Testing Machine for Cutting-Off Wheels - | Haruhisa Tagami, Hirokazu Kikuzawa, Kazunori Miura and Ichiro Minami | 7 | 587 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Serial | Messages to Tribologists | An Encounter with Tribology and Now | Masayoshi Muraki | 8 | 611 |
| Tribology in Precision Machines | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Tribology in Precision Machines" | Yuji Shitara | 8 | 612 | |
| Explanations | Tribology in Precision Machines | Kazuo Kakuta | 8 | 613 | |
| Trends in Oilless Bearings for Precision Machines | Akihiro Tanaka | 8 | 619 | ||
| Trends in Bearings of Small Size Motors for Precision Machines | Motohiro Miyasaka | 8 | 625 | ||
| Trends in Plastics for Precision Machines | Yoshitaka Uchiyama | 8 | 632 | ||
| Trends in Greases for Precision Machines | Atsushi Shibayama and Hiroshi Kimura | 8 | 638 | ||
| Tribology in Electro-Photographic Printer | Toru Miyasaka | 8 | 645 | ||
| Nanotribology in Ultra-High Density Hard Disk Drives | Norio Tagawa | 8 | 651 | ||
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (8) | Variation of Viscosity with Temperature | Nobuyoshi Ohno | 8 | 658 |
| Original Contributions | Effects of Surface Roughness on Meniscus Force for Nano-Meniscus Bridge | Masahiro Kawaguchi, Koichi Tanaka and Takahisa Kato | 8 | 660 | |
| The Influence of Lubrication Fluctuation on the NRRO of the Components of Retainer | Shoji Noguchi and Yuuki Uehara | 8 | 668 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Serial | Messages to Tribologists | Challenge Spirit | Shigehisa Fukui | 9 | 679 |
| Computational Mechanics in Tribology | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Computational Mechanics in Tribology" | Satoshi Momozono | 9 | 680 | |
| Explanations | Finite Element Method and Its Application to Tribology | Noriaki Okamoto | 9 | 681 | |
| Boundary Element Method and Its Application to Tribology | Masataka Tanaka and Toshiro Matsumoto | 9 | 687 | ||
| CIP Method and Its Potential Application to Tribology | Takashi Yabe | 9 | 694 | ||
| Molecular Simulation for Nano-Lubricant Films in Head-Disk Interface | Yasunaga Mitsuya | 9 | 701 | ||
| Theoretical Models of Sliding Bearings for Accurate Calculation of Its Performances | Tomoko Hirayama | 9 | 708 | ||
| Thermo-Hydrodynamic Lubrication Model fo Journal Bearings | Masato Tanaka and Kiyoshi Hatakenaka | 9 | 714 | ||
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (9) | Variation of Viscosity with Pressure | Nobuyoshi Ohno | 9 | 720 |
| Original Contributions | Development of Technology on Hydrophilic Surface Treatment of FRP | Yashio Suzuki, Mitsuru Iwai and Hiroyuki Kumehara | 9 | 722 | |
| Variation of Wear Amount under Vibratory Load up to 100Hz | Masayoshi Abo, Tohru Sakamoto and Satoshi Kakunai | 9 | 731 | ||
| Analysis of Specimen Displacement in Repeated Sliding System | Kanao Fukuda | 9 | 738 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Serial | Messages to Tribologists | Variety in Tribology | Shigeyuki Mori | 10 | 749 |
| Explanations | Engine Tribology for Environment | A Perspective of the Engine Technology for Environment and the Tribology | Takashi Suzuki | 10 | 750 |
| Approach to the Piston Friction Reduction (1) - Piston Ring - | Masaki Yamada | 10 | 757 | ||
| Approach to the Piston Friction Reduction (2) - Piston Skirt - | Hidekazu Suzuki | 10 | 763 | ||
| Tribology of Valve Trains for Environmentally Friendly Engines | Hidetsugu Yamamoto | 10 | 769 | ||
| Up-to-date Technology for the Oil Consumption Reduction | Masaaki Takiguchi and Hideki Yoshida | 10 | 775 | ||
| Today's Technology of Automotive Engine Bearings for Environment | Toru Desaki | 10 | 781 | ||
| The Latest Trend in Lowering Sulfur in Automotive Fuels | Koji Oyama | 10 | 787 | ||
| Trends in Environmentally Friendly Diesel Engine Oils | Masatoshi Miura | 10 | 793 | ||
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (10) | EHL Film Thickness Formulae | Joichi Sugimura | 10 | 799 |
| Original Contributions | Study on Rolling Contact Fatigue in Hydrogen Atmosphere | Toshiaki Endo, Daming Dong, Yutaka Imai and Yuji Yamamoto | 10 | 801 | |
| Tribological Behaviors of 440C Bearing Steel in Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere | Xingyang Wu, Peihong Cong, Hidetaka Nanao and Shigeyuki Mori | 10 | 809 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Serial | Messages to Tribologists | Turn the Dreams into Reality! | Motohiro Kaneta | 11 | 749 |
| Recent Trend in Machine Element Technology | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Recent Trend in Machine Element Technology" | Takashi Nakajima | 11 | 820 | |
| Explanations | Recent Trend in Rolling Bearing Technology | Tsuyoshi Saito | 11 | 821 | |
| Recent Trend in Plain Bearing Technology | Yutaka Okamoto | 11 | 827 | ||
| Recent Trend in Gas Bearing Technology | Shigehiko Kaneko | 11 | 833 | ||
| Recent Trend in Gear Technology | Masaharu Komori and Aizoh Kubo | 11 | 839 | ||
| Current Topics in Gear Vibration and Noise Research | Shigeki Matsumura and Haruo Houjoh | 11 | 845 | ||
| Recent Trend in Threaded Joint Technology | Shinji Kasei and Manabu Okada | 11 | 851 | ||
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (11) | Plasticity Index | Koshi Adachi | 11 | 857 |
| Original Contributions | Friction and Wear Properties of Sintered Fe-Cr-Cu Powder Material at High Temperature | Kouki Ozaki, Tadashi Tanaka, Masahiro Goto, Yoshinori Takeichi and Masao Uemura | 11 | 859 | |
| Evaluation of Atomic-Scale Wear by an Atomic Force Microscope with a Conductive Tip | Shigeki Tsuchitani, Reizo Kaneko, Shinichiro Morishita and Shigeru Hirono | 11 | 867 | ||
| Change in Concentration of Wear-Glycol Hydraulic Fluid near the EHL Contact Region - Observation by Micro FT-IR - |
Yasushi Hoshi, Ichiro Minami and Shigeyuki Mori | 11 | 878 | ||
| Development of an Atomic Force Microscope with Capability of Circumferential Profiling | Hiroshi Kinoshita, Tomonari Sako, Masahito Tagawa, Nobuo Ohmaeand Hiroshi Komiya | 11 | 886 | ||
| Deposition of WS2/MoS2/C Solid Lubricating Multilayer Films and Their Tribological Properties | Junichi Noshiro, Shuichi Wanatabe and Shojiro Miyake | 11 | 894 |
| Categoly | Special Issues | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Serial | Messages to Tribologists | A Recollection of the Skies Coated with Coal Tar | Hitoshi Hata | 12 | 903 |
| Explanations | Joining Technology | Physical Theory of Bonding Mechanism | Akio Kohno | 12 | 904 |
| Physics and Chemistry of Atomistic Reaction in Brazing | Shun-ichiro Tanaka | 12 | 909 | ||
| Ultrasonic Wirebonding and Tribology | Keiji Imado | 12 | 915 | ||
| Friction Welding | Akio Suzumura | 12 | 921 | ||
| Friction Stir Welding (FSW) - Application of FSW to Dissimilar Metals - |
Masahiro Fukumoto and Toshiaki Yasui | 12 | 927 | ||
| Room Temperature Bonding | Tadatomo Suga | 12 | 932 | ||
| Explanation | Current Trend of Ceramic Material Technology - Fine Ceramics Supports Front Lines of Undustrial Development - |
Hideaki Matsubara | 12 | 938 | |
| Lecture | Useful Formulae in Tribology (12) | Specific Wear Rate | Joichi Sugimura | 12 | 946 |
| Original Contributions | Effect of Lubricant Film Thickness on Ball Bearing Life under Contaminated Lubrication (Part 1) - Life Tests for Ball Bearings in Contaminated Oil - |
Takashi Sada and Tsuyoshi Mikami | 12 | 948 | |
| Mutual Transfer and Wear in Virgin/Virgin Surface Rubbing - Confirmation of the Reality of Adhesive Wear and a Negative Assetion for Fatigue Wear Concept - |
Tadashi Sasada and Takeshi Izumi | 12 | 954 |