| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| New Year's Greetings to the Members of Japanese Society of Tribologists | Masato Tanaka | 1 | 1 | ||
| Messages to Tribologists | Serials | Space Tribology -Its Peculiarity | Mineo Suzuki | 1 | 2 |
| Tribology for Head-Disk Interface | Takayuki Yamamoto | 1 | 3 | ||
| Noise and Vibration | Explanations | Noise and Vibration Phenomena Concerning Tribology | Yuichi Sato | 1 | 4 |
| Techniques for Noise Measurement and Data Processing | Toshiaki Koshiroi | 1 | 10 | ||
| Techniques for Vibration Measurement and Data Processing | Chiaki Yasuda | 1 | 17 | ||
| Noise and Vibration due to Rail Corrugations | Makoto Ishida | 1 | 23 | ||
| Low Noise Pavements -the State of Art and Problems- |
Katsumi Uesaka | 1 | 30 | ||
| Noise and Vibration in Disk Brakes for Automobiles | Atsuo Sueoka and Takahiro Ryu | 1 | 36 | ||
| Noise and Vibration in Rolling Bearings | Banda Noda | 1 | 43 | ||
| Techniques for Noise and Vibration Reduction | Shin Morishita | 1 | 49 | ||
| Original Contributions | Friction Properties of Tribofilm Formed from Engine Oil Additives (Part 1) - The Effect of DLC Coated Material on Forming Tribofilms - |
Makoto Kano, Yoshiteru Yasuda and Jiping Ye | 1 | 54 | |
| Friction Properties of Tribofilm Formed from Engine Oil Additives (Part 2) - Frictional and Mechanical Properties in nm-Scale and Mechanisms of Friction Reducing- |
Jiping Ye, Makoto Kano and Yoshiteru Yasuda | 1 | 60 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serials | Railway in Tribology | Taro Tsujimura | 2 | 77 |
| Tribology Plays a Potential but an Important Role in the 21st Century | Masakuni Hirata | 2 | 78 | ||
| Present and Future Trends in Sealing Technologies | On the Publication of Special Issue on "Present and Future Trends in Sealing Technologies" | Editorial Committee | 2 | 79 | |
| Survey | Overview of Sealing Technologies | Tadashi Koga | 2 | 80 | |
| Present and Future Technologies for Rotary Shaft Seals | Koji Takeshita | 2 | 83 | ||
| Explanations | Technological Trends and Issues in Gaskets | Tanehiro Shinohara | 2 | 87 | |
| Technological Trends and Issues in Seals for Automobiles (Part 1) - Oil Seals for Engines and Power Trains - |
Shinji Nagasawa | 2 | 91 | ||
| Technological Trends and Issues in Seals for Automobiles (Part 2) - Seals for Air Conditioning Compressors and Water Pumps - |
Kenji Kiryu and Keiichi Chiba | 2 | 97 | ||
| Technological Trends and Issues in Seals for Construction Machines (Part 1) - Seals for Hydraulic Shovels - |
Hideki Akita, Ryouhei Suzuki, Osamu Gokita and Yoshiaki Sekiguchi | 2 | 101 | ||
| Technological Trends and Issues in Seals for Construction Machines (Part 2) - Seals for Hydraulic Cylinders - |
Akihisa Ikoma | 2 | 105 | ||
| Technological Trends and Issues in Seals for Turbo-Compressors | Hifumi Tabata | 2 | 110 | ||
| Technological Trends and Issues in Stern Tube Seals | Shoji Shiomi | 2 | 114 | ||
| Technological Trends and Issues in Seals for Office Machines and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment | Nobuyuki Kobayashi | 2 | 122 | ||
| Technological Trends and Issues in Seals for Rocket Engines | Masataka Nosaka | 2 | 128 | ||
| Original Contributions | Evaluation of Tribological Characteristics on Cold Forging Die by Pin-on-Disk Test | Susumu Mishima, Akira Yoshida, Masahiro Fujii and Masanori Seki | 2 | 135 | |
| Evaluation of Tribological Characteristics on Cold Forging Die by Press-in Punch Test | Susumu Mishima, Akira Yoshida, Masahiro Fujii and Masanori Seki | 2 | 143 | ||
| Tribological Properties of Uni-Directionally Aligned Silicon Nitride Ceramics | Masateru Nakamura, Kiyoshi Hirao, Yukihiko Yamauchi and Shuzo Kanzaki | 2 | 152 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serials | Pleasure of Theoretical Tribology | Hirotsugu Hayashi | 3 | 163 |
| An Encounter with Tribology | Masataka Kaidoh | 3 | 164 | ||
| Transitions of Materials for Mechanical Components | Explanations | The Transition of Rolling Bearing Materials | Kazuto Fukuda | 3 | 165 |
| The Transition of Plain Bearing Materials | Hiroshi Ito, Soji Kamiya and Yoshio Kumada | 3 | 172 | ||
| The Transition of Materials and Heat Treatments for Gears | Takeshi Naito | 3 | 178 | ||
| The Transition of Camshaft Materials | Eiji Ogawa | 3 | 184 | ||
| The Transition of Materials and Surface Treatments for Piston Rings | Takatsugu Iwashita | 3 | 190 | ||
| The Transition of Automotive Brake Lining Materials | Yosuke Sasaki and Satoshi Kusaka | 3 | 197 | ||
| The Transition of Tire Materials | Yasuhiro Ishikawa | 3 | 202 | ||
| The Transition of Sealing Materials | Kazuhiko Seki | 3 | 209 | ||
| Explanation | Triboelectrochemistry - Electrochemical Impact on Tribological Phenomena - |
Satoshi Ogano | 3 | 216 | |
| Original Contributions | Bouncing Vibration on the Pin-On-Disk Tribosystem (Part 2) - Estimation of Wear Rate- |
Masayoshi Abo, Tohru Sakamoto, Satoshi Kakunai, Hiroyuki Ishigaki, Ryuichi Saji and Takahiro Katoh | 3 | 223 | |
| Friction and Wear Properties of Lamella Solid Lubricant Filled Fibrillated PTFE Composite under the High Pressure Condition | Masahiro Kawamura, Yoshinori Takeichi and Masao Uemura | 3 | 230 | ||
| Friction of PFPE Lubricant Film with Bonded and Mobile Layers | Masahiro Kawaguchi, Junho Choi, Koichi Tanaka and Takahisa Kato | 3 | 237 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serials | Tribology of Post Afterwar Generation | Akiyoshi Kobayashi | 4 | 257 |
| To the New Stage from Our Custom | Hitoshi Hattori | 4 | 258 | ||
| Technological Challenges in Lubricating Oils in the 21st Centry | Explanations | Technological Aspects and Future Trends in Lubricating Oils | Toshiaki Wakabayashi | 4 | 259 |
| Current Situation and Future Trends in Lubricant Base Oils | Junichi Igarashi | 4 | 265 | ||
| Trends in Engine Technology for Passenger Cars and Requirements for Engine Oils | Mitsugi Yanaka | 4 | 272 | ||
| Trends in Engine Technology for Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicles and Requirements for Engine Oils | Takashi Hashimoto | 4 | 278 | ||
| Future Trends in Engine Oils for Motorcycles | Masatoshi Akagi | 4 | 283 | ||
| Technological Requirements for Diesel Engine Oils for Cogeneration Systems | Keisuke Iwakata and Kenji Mihara | 4 | 289 | ||
| Trends in Development of Refrigeration Oils for Refrigerating and Air Conditioning | Takeo Komatsubara | 4 | 296 | ||
| Technological Requirements for Hydraulic Fluids | Toshio Hashimoto | 4 | 303 | ||
| Original Contributions | Discovery of Elemental Debris of Adhesive Wear Particles and Primary Process of Wear | Hiroshi Mishina, Akio Kohno and Yoshinobu Akamatsu | 4 | 307 | |
| Theoretical Analysis of the NRRO of the Components of Retainer Rotation in Consideration of Diameter Difference and Disposition of Ball in a Ball Bearing | Shoji Noguchi and Kentaro Hiruma | 4 | 315 | ||
| Winners of 2002 Distinguished Tribologist Award | 4 | ||||
| Winners of 2002 Best Paper Award | |||||
| Winners of 2002 Tribo-Technology Award | |||||
| Winners of 2002 Award for Young Tribologists |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serials | Young Tribologists and Potential Young Tribologists | Joichi Sugimura | 5 | 323 |
| A Suggestion for Tribology | Seijiro Yasutomi | 5 | 324 | ||
| Tribology in National Projects | Explanations | Shrink Fitter | Isamu Nitta | 5 | 325 |
| Novel Coating Process of Engine Cylinder | Takeshi Shinoda | 5 | 331 | ||
| Frontier Carbon Technology | Akihiro Tanaka | 5 | 337 | ||
| Framework of a Malti-Plant Maintenance System | Toshiaki Wakabayashi, Yoshitsugu Kimura and Yoshifumi Taniguchi | 5 | 343 | ||
| Development of Next-Generation Manufacturing and Production Process of Dies | Akira Iwabuchi | 5 | 350 | ||
| Processing Technology for Eco-Tailored Tribo-Materials | Hirofumi Shimura and Shinya Sasaki | 5 | 356 | ||
| Synthesis and Functional Process Technology of Nano-Particles | Yukio Yamaguchi | 5 | 363 | ||
| Tribology in Synergy-Ceramics Project | Hideki Kita, Takene Hirai, Takeoki Iizuka and Kazuo Ohsumi | 5 | 369 | ||
| Development and Study of Oil Film on Water Drop Cutting Fluid System | Kosaburo Niwa | 5 | 375 | ||
| Original Contributions | Lubrication Property of Hydrogel Layer | Yasunari Ishikawa, Ken'ichi Hiratsuka and Tadashi Sasada | 5 | 382 | |
| Sliding Wear Characteristics of Metals against Al2O3 in 3% NaCl Solution | Akira Nakajima, Akira Ura, Tsuyoshi Kawazoe and Hideshiro Moritaka | 5 | 388 | ||
| Improvement of Anti-Wear Function of Pivot Bearing for Centrifugal Blood Pump (Part 1) - Wear Mechanisms in Spinning Motion - |
Katsunobu Nonaka, Osamu Maruyama, Takashi Yamane, Hisashi Miyoshi and Kazuyuki Mizuhara | 5 | 394 | ||
| Effect of Perfluoropolyether Oils on Tribological Properties of a Sintered Alloy | Motohiro Miyasaka and Tadashi Momono | 5 | 402 | ||
| Durability of PFPE Lubricant Film with Bonded and Mobile Layers | Masahiro Kawaguchi, Koichi Tanaka and Takahisa Kato | 5 | 410 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serials | Warp and Weft | Kazuhisa Yanagi | 6 | 421 |
| Lubricants and Tribology | Norio Yano | 6 | 422 | ||
| Tribology in Marine Mechinery | Explanations | Tribology and Reliability Improvement in Marine Engineering Systems | Jun'ichi Sato | 6 | 423 |
| Marine Diesel Engines | Masakazu Kawabata | 6 | 429 | ||
| Environmental Legislation for Marine Diesel Engines and Their Fuel Quality | Norihiko Kagiwata and Osamu Hanashima | 6 | 435 | ||
| Recent Trends in Marine Engine Oils | Hiroshi Tanabe | 6 | 442 | ||
| Modern Technologies of Cylinder Tribology in Marine Diesel Engines | Masaki Tanaka | 6 | 447 | ||
| Analysis and Measurement of Piston Ring Tribology for Marine Diesel Engines | Tatsumi Kitahara | 6 | 451 | ||
| Bearing Performance Simulation for Marine Diesel Engine | Takero Makino | 6 | 456 | ||
| Valve Train System of Marine Diesel Engines - Cam and Tappet - | Mitsuhiro Soejima | 6 | 461 | ||
| Purify System for Marine Diesel Engines | Masato Shirai | 6 | 467 | ||
| Tribology in Stern Tube Bearings and Seals | Kunio Saki | 6 | 471 | ||
| Original Contributions | Effects of Adhered Surface Film on Tribological Characteristics of Al-Si Alloy Impregnated Graphite Composite | Kenji Uchijo and Hozumi Goto | 6 | 477 | |
| Friction and Wear Properties of SiC and Si3N4 in Emulsion Lubrication | Seiichiro Hironaka, Daisuke Kawamura and Masahiro Suzuki | 6 | 486 | ||
| Study on Fluid Film Formation and Friction Characteristic of Radial Lip Seals | Yuki Sato, Joichi Sugimura and Yuji Yamamoto | 6 | 494 | ||
| Development of New System for Mearuring Elastic Modulus of Wear Resistant Film Based on Contact Deformation of Coated Flat and Spherical Indenter | Tomohiro Motoda, Masayuki Shima and Shinya Sasaki | 6 | 503 | ||
| Application of Environmental Impact Assessments to Tribo-Compounds (Part 2) -Effects of Oil Additives on Environmental Impact - |
Toru Desaki, Toshiaki Wakabayashi and Yoshitsugu Kimura | 6 | 511 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Tribology in Our Immediate Surroundings | Explanations | Tribology in Writing Materials | Seiichiro Hironaka | 7 | 531 |
| Tribology in Haptic Sensor for Monitoring Skin Conditions | Mami Tanaka | 7 | 536 | ||
| Tribology in Damage of Buddha Statue | Hatsuhiko Usami and Junji Sugishita | 7 | 541 | ||
| Tribology in Soilbag | Hajime Matsuoka | 7 | 547 | ||
| Tribology in Fabric Hand Value | Hiroyuki Fujita | 7 | 553 | ||
| Tribology in Ceramics Goods | Kazunori Takenouchi | 7 | 559 | ||
| Explanations | Tribological Technology Trend of Ecologically Conscious Design for Domestic-Use Compressors | Tadashi Iizuka and Akihiko Ishiyama | 7 | 564 | |
| Development of Degradation Prediction Technology for Rotating Machines | Yukio Watanabe | 7 | 571 | ||
| Original Contributions | Synergistic Effect of Antioxidants and Anti-Wear Additives for Vegetable Oils | Kazunori Mimura and Ichiro Minami | 7 | 578 | |
| Development of Nano-Scale Mixed Lubricant System | Junho Choi and Takahisa Kato | 7 | 585 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Future Tribology Education for Engineers | Explanations | Present Situation of Education for Engineers and Necessity of Its Improvement | Shigeru Shida | 8 | 603 |
| Tribology Education in University (Mechanical Engineering) | Yuji Yamamoto | 8 | 609 | ||
| Tribology Education in University (Metal Forming Process) | Tamotsu Nakamura | 8 | 615 | ||
| Tribology Education in University -From the Chemistry-Related Professor's Stadpoint- |
Masabumi Masuko | 8 | 622 | ||
| The History of Tribology Education in an Industry (Mechanical Engineering) | Nobuo Tsumaki | 8 | 626 | ||
| Tribology Education in an Industry and Its Expectatoin to the Future (Lubrication and Lubricants) | Hitoshi Hata | 8 | 630 | ||
| Strategy and Technical Training for Practical Tribology | Susumu Matsumoto | 8 | 637 | ||
| Tribology Education and an Intensive Tribology Short Course in the U. K. | Yoshiro Iwai | 8 | 643 | ||
| Recent Education and Evaluation of Tsinghua University and Some Related Consideration | Daisuke Konno | 8 | 647 | ||
| Tribology Seminars by JAST | Kiyoshi Funatani | 8 | 653 | ||
| Original Contributions | Study on Load Distribution and Ball Motion of Ball Screw | Takafumi Yoshida, Yasuyoshi Tozaki and Susumu Matsumoto | 8 | 659 | |
| Study on Improvements of Tribological Properties of Magnesium Alloys - Diamond-Like Carbon Film Coating with the Interface Layer of Carbonaceous Film Containing Silicon- | Hideo Yamada, Takao Hirade, Nobutaka Takezawa, Aiko Ono, Toru Fusegi, Shin-ichi Kuroda and Mamoru Yoshimoto | 8 | 667 | ||
| Experimental Analysis of the NPRO of the Components of Retainer Rotation in Consideration of Disposition of Balls in a Ball Bearing | Shoji Noguchi and Kentaro Hiruma | 8 | 673 | ||
| Monte Carlo Simulation of PFPE Molecular Conformation in the Ultrathin Liquid Films | Takahisa Kato, Mohammed Sajjad Mayeed, Masahiro Kawaguchi and Junho Choi | 8 | 679 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Recent Technology of Surface Texture to Improve Tribological Characteristics | Explanations | Tribological Characteristics and Surface Texture | Kazuhisa Yanagi and Yoshikazu Kobayashi | 9 | 691 |
| Surface Texture of Studless Tires | Keizo Akutagawa | 9 | 697 | ||
| Surface Texture of Multiple-Plate Wet Clutches | Chen yu Li and Jin Takahashi | 9 | 703 | ||
| Surface Texture of Magnetic Disks and Sliders | Junguo Shu | 9 | 709 | ||
| Surface Texture of Magnetic Tapes and Tape-Drives | Hiroyuki Osaki | 9 | 715 | ||
| Surface Texture of Rolls for Handling Steel Sheets | Katsumi Ando | 9 | 722 | ||
| Surface Texture of Tools and Workpieces in Plastic Working | Seiji Kataoka | 9 | 728 | ||
| 論文 | Antiwear Additives for Neopentyl Type Esters - Design and Performance Evaluation of Amine Salts of Phosphonic Acid - | Keiji Hirao, Toshiaki Hasegawa, Yosuke Kidera, Michimasa Memita and Ichiro Minami | 9 | 734 | |
| Molecular Dynamics Analysis of Sliding Friction and Wear Mechanism -Behaviors of Zero Wear-Wear Transition Region - | Jun Shimizu, Hiroshi Eda and Libo Zhou | 9 | 741 | ||
| Friction Characteristics of Needle Roller Thrust Bearings (Part 1) - In the case of Single Row Type Bearing - | Tetsuzo Hatazawa, Takahisa Kawaguchi and Jujiro Kagami | 9 | 752 | ||
| Friction Characteristics of Needle Roller Thrust Bearings (Part 2) - In the case of Multi Row Type Bearing and Comparison with Single Row Type Bearing - | Tetsuzo Hatazawa, Takahisa Kawaguchi, Jujiro Kagami and Atsuhiko Sekiguchi | 9 | 760 | ||
| Natural Vibration Analysis of a Tapered Roller Bearing Using FEM | Hiroyuki Ohta and Tatsuya Yoshii | 9 | 765 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serials | Giving Service Just Required | Masato Tanaka | 10 | 775 |
| Frontiers of Surface Damages Research | Explanations | On the Standardization of Dameges in Plain Bearings | Tsuneo Someya and Yutaka Okamoto | 10 | 776 |
| Failure Mechanisms and Life Prediction of Surface Originated Flaking under Debris Contaminated Lubrication on Rolling Bearings | Hiromasa Tanaka | 10 | 782 | ||
| Effects of Lubricating Oil on Rolling Contact Fatigue Damages | Akira Nakajima | 10 | 789 | ||
| Microscopic Surface Damage Mechanisms of CNx Coatings | Noritsugu Umehara | 10 | 796 | ||
| Prediction of Coating Damage Mechanisms by Stress Analysis in a Hard Coating | Sanemasa Kawabata | 10 | 802 | ||
| Effects of Shot Peening on Rolling Contact Fatigue of Austempered Ductile Iron | Hiroaki Ohba, Shinsaku Matsuyama and Takashi Yamamoto | 10 | 808 | ||
| Cavitation Erosion and Surface Modification Using Cavitation | Hitoshi Soyama | 10 | 814 | ||
| Surface Damages of Cam Followers - Mechanisms and Countermeasures - | Makoto Kano | 10 | 821 | ||
| Original Contributions | Failure Diagnosis on Tooth Surface of Gears by Continuous and Discrete Wavelet | Yuji Ohue and Akira Yoshida | 10 | 828 | |
| Effects of Surface Roughness on Behaviors of Lubricant Molecules in Ultra-Thin Film Lubrication | Tetsuya Okumura, Joichi Sugimura and Yuji Yamamoto | 10 | 836 | ||
| Influence of Grinding Conditions on Rolling Contact Fatigue Cracking in Induction Hardening Steel | Hiroaki Ohba, Shinsaku Matsuyama and Takashi Yamamoto | 10 | 847 | ||
| Dynamic Properties of Ultra-Thin Liquid Film - Effect of Nanomeniscus Bridge - | Junho Choi and Takahisa Kato | 10 | 855 | ||
| Grease Lubrication of an Injection-Molded Plastic Gear with an Oil Reservoir on the Tooth Flank | Teisuke Bushimata, Hiroshi Sakuta, Minoru Hibino, Sayaka Tsunoda and Ken-ichi Shinohara | 10 | 866 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serials | A Suggestion for Tribologists in a Manufacturing Industry | Yoichi Inoue | 11 | 877 |
| Trends in Lubricant Additives to Reduce the Environmental Impact | Explanations | Trends in Additives for Automotive Engine Oils | Kazuteru Kotaka | 11 | 878 |
| Trends in Additives for Automotive Drivetrain Fluids | Hiroshi Morisato | 11 | 885 | ||
| Trends in Viscosity Index Improvers | Hideo Nakanishi | 11 | 890 | ||
| Trends in Antioxidants | Toru Watanabe, G. Mazzamaro and P. Hamblin | 11 | 897 | ||
| Trends in Friction Modifiers | Masato Namiki | 11 | 903 | ||
| Trends in Rust Preventive Additives | Steven W. Miller, Translated by Hiroaki Takada | 11 | 910 | ||
| Trends in Nonionic Surfactants | Tadashi Sato | 11 | 915 | ||
| Explanation | Wear Test of Dental Restorative Materials | Hideo Ogura and Kiyoshi Kakuta | 11 | 922 | |
| Original Contributions | Influence of EDM on the Wear Characteristics of WC-Co Cemented Carbide | Kaneto Ishikawa, Akira Iwabuchi and Tomoharu Shimizu | 11 | 928 | |
| Regular and Reverse Rotation-Type Gas-Lubricated Spherical Grooved Bearing | Shuzo Shimada, Nobuyoshi Kawabata, Motoyoshi Tachibana and Yasumi Ozawa | 11 | 936 |
| Special Issues | Categoly | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serials | From Sliding Bearings to Rolling Bearings | Tatsuo Kawase | 12 | 949 |
| Acoustic Emission Measurement in Tribology | Explanations | AE Measurement in Tribology | Takeo Yoshioka | 12 | 950 |
| AE Measurement in Process of Sliding Friction, Wear and Seizure | Masaki Wada | 12 | 957 | ||
| AE Measurement in Rolling Bearings | Hiroki Mano | 12 | 964 | ||
| AE Measurements in Gears | Shoji Haizuka | 12 | 971 | ||
| AE Measurement for Diagnosis of Plain Bearings in Rolling Mill | Noriaki Inoue | 12 | 977 | ||
| AE Measurement for Evaluation of Plain Bearing Lubricant | Yoshiaki Shia and Hiroyuki Doi | 12 | 983 | ||
| Original Contributions | Optical Visualization of Wear Process and In-Situ Monitoring of the Volume Loss Using Live Observation System (LOS) | Tomomi Honda, Shigetaka Otsubo and Yoshiro Iwai | 12 | 990 | |
| Effect of Grease Composition on the Friction Characteristics of Plastic Materials | Teisuke Bushimata, Hiroshi Sakuta, Takeshi Okaniwa, Ken-ichi Shinohara and Tetsu Miura | 12 | 998 | ||
| Hydrodynamic Performance of Elastically Supported Gas-Lubricated Foil Journal Bearings | Kiyoshi Hatanaka and Isao Saito | 12 | 1006 | ||
| Measurement of Disjoining Pressure of a Molecularly Thin Lubricant Film on a Solid Surface by Using a Micro Structure | Kenji Fukuzawa, Jun Kawamura, Takanori Deguchi, Hedong Zhang and Yasunaga Mitsuya | 12 | 1014 |