| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Foreword | New Year's Greetings to the Members of Japanese Society of Tribologists | Koji Kato | 1 | 1 | |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | Let's Bring up Young Tribologists by the Industry-Academic Cooperation | Jun TOMIOKA | 1 | 2 |
| Special Issue on Visualization Technologies for Tribological Analysis | Prologue to the Special Issue on “Toribology in Environmentally Friendly Machining” | Koue OHKAWA | 1 | 3 | |
Explanations |
The Role of Tribology in Environmentally Friendly Machining | Toshiaki WAKABAYASHI | 1 | 4 | |
| The Present Status of Environmentally Friendly Cutting Fluids and Its Future | Satoshi SUDA | 1 | 10 | ||
| The Present Status of Surface Modification Technology of Environmentally Friendly Cutting Tools and Its Future | Yoshihiko MURAKAMI,Minoru NATSUME and Yoshihiro TAKIKAWA | 1 | 16 | ||
| The Present Status of Environmentally Friendly Machining and Its Future | Takashi NAKAMURA and Fumihiro ITOIGAWA | 1 | 21 | ||
| Machining of Environmentally Friendly Work Materials -Form Free-Machining Steels to Difficult-to-Cut Materials- | Yasuo YAMANE | 1 | 27 | ||
| The Present Status of Environmentally Friendly Cutting Machine Tools and Its Future | Tadashi MAKIYAMA | 1 | 33 | ||
| Lecture | Cold Flow Improvers and Lubricity Improvers | Hideo NAKANISHI | 1 | 39 | |
| Original Contributions | Characteristics and Simulatoin of Electrical Pitting on Sliding Bearings for Railway Freight Cars -Influence of Small Conductive Particles Introduced into Bearing Surface- | Hideshi KAKISHIMA, Takehiko KIGAWA and Takashi YAMAMOTO | 1 | 43 | |
| Control of Wettability of Thin Lubricant Film by Surface Nanostructure | Kenji FUKUZAWA,Takuro MURAMATSU,Takanori DEGUCHI,Yasuhiro YAMAWAKI,Hedong ZHANG and Shintaro ITOH | 1 | 50 | ||
| Frictional Behavior during Application of Cosmetics and Evaluation of Tactile Feeling | Akira ISHIKUBO and Akira NODA | 1 | 58 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | My Experience about Tribology | Takashi NAGASHIMA | 2 | 69 |
| Special Issue on Next‐Genaration Actuators and Tribology | Explanations |
Overview of Next-Generation Actuators and Role of Tribology | Toshiro HIGUCHI | 2 | 70 |
| Friction Drive Mechanisms of Ultrasonic Motors and Its Improvement | Takashi MAENO and Makoto TOEDA | 2 | 76 | ||
| Surface Acoustic Wave Actuators | Minoru KUROSAWA | 2 | 82 | ||
| Micro Cilium Actuators | Nobuyuki IWATSUKI | 2 | 88 | ||
| Electrostatic Film Actuators | Akio YAMAMOTO | 2 | 94 | ||
| Tactile Displays to Produce Virtual Contact Sensation | Masahiro OHKA,Tetsu MIYAOKA and Yasunaga MITSUYA | 2 | 100 | ||
| Lecture | Antioxidants | Toru WATANABE | 2 | 106 | |
| Original Contributions | Tribological Properties of Surface Modified Hard Layer Using Electrical Discharge Machine(Part1)－In Case of Titanium Hydride Green‐Compact Electrode－ | Koei MATSUKAWA,Katsunori SATOH,Akihiro GOTO,Nagao SAITO and Naotake MOHRI | 2 | 110 | |
| Characterization of Three-Stratum Surface Textures | Ichiro YOSHIDA,Tadao TSUKADA and Yosuke ARAI | 2 | 118 | ||
| Reference Line of Plateau Region in Stratified Surface Texture | Ichiro YOSHIDA and Tadao TSUKADA | 2 | 126 | ||
| A Theoretical Model for Microgrooved Bearings under Mixed Lubrication－Application to Partial Journal Bearings under Static Load－ | Katsuhiro ASHIHARA and Hiromu HASHIMOTO | 2 | 133 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | Tribology and Innovation of Head-Disk Interface for Information Storage Devices | Norio TAGAWA | 3 | 145 |
| Commentary | On the Collaboration for Academy/Industry/Government | Yoshiyuki MIZUTANI | 3 | 146 | |
| Special Issue on Next‐Genaration Actuators and Tribology | Explanations | Adhesion and Sliding Friction of Sticky Materials | Tetsuo YAMAGUCHI,Satoshi OHMATA,Costantino CRETON and Masao DOI | 3 | 150 |
| Bonudary Friction Characteristics of Steel under a Wide Rauge of Sliding Speed from Quasi-Static State | Saiko AOKI and Masabumi MASUKO | 3 | 156 | ||
| Theory and Application of Hydrodynamic Bearings for Small Equipments | Takuji KOBAYASHI | 3 | 162 | ||
| Tribology and Its Research Items for Nuclear Power Plant Components and Materials | Toshio YONEZAWA | 3 | 169 | ||
| Lecture | New Evolution of the Engine Oil Additives | Kazuhiro YAGISHITA | 3 | 175 | |
| Report of Research Group | Life Test Manual for Rolling Bearings(Part1) | Technical Committee on Life of Rolling Bearings | 3 | 179 | |
| Original Contributions | Effect of Wear Particles on Tribological Properties of Electroless Nickel-Phosphorous Plating Dispersed with PTFE and Boron Nitride | Koei MATSUKAWA,Katsunori SATOH and Naotake MOHRI | 3 | 188 | |
| Tribological Properties of DLC Coating Rubbed against Stainless Steel in Quasi-Tap Water | Haibo LIU,Michimasa UCHIDATE,Akira IWABUCHI and Kenji YAMAMOTO | 3 | 198 | ||
| New Type of Rolling Contact Damage of Deep Groove Ball Bearing under Grease Lubri-cation | Takeo YOSHIOKA,Shigeo SHIMIZU and Hirokazu SHIMODA | 3 | 207 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | A Bridge between Tribology and Chemistry | Ichiro MINAMI | 4 | 228 |
| Special Issue on Long Life Technology for Lubricants | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Long Life Technology for Lubricants" | Nobuharu UMAMORI | 4 | 229 | |
| Explanations | Long Life Technology for Automotive Engine Oil | Eiji NAGATOMI | 4 | 230 | |
| Long Life Technology for Automatic Transmission Fluid | Kenji YATSUNAMI,Samuel H.TERSIGNI,Lee D. SAATHOFF and Christopher CLEVELAND | 4 | 236 | ||
| Long Life Technology for Rolling Stock Lubricating Oil | Kazuo NAKAMURA | 4 | 242 | ||
| Long Life Technology for Lubricating Grease | Hidenobu MIKAMI | 4 | 248 | ||
| Technology for Semi-Permanent Use of Lubricating Oil and No Waste Oil | Tadanori AZUNA,Masataka HASHIMOTO and Morio SUMIMOTO | 4 | 254 | ||
| Report of Research Group | Life Test Manual for Rolling Bearings(Part2) | Technical Committee on Life of Rolling Bearings | 4 | 260 | |
| Original Contributions | Stabilization Method for Small Bore Jonrnal Bearing Utilizing Starved Lubrication | Hiromu HASHIMOTO and Masayuki OCHIAI | 4 | 267 | |
| Effect of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide on Tribological Characteristics of Polymer(Part2)-Impregnating of Lubricant to Polymer by Using Carbon Dioxide as Solvent- | Toshihiko SEKINE and Takashi YAMAMOTO | 4 | 275 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | Tribology and Greases | Tsutomu MORIUCHI | 5 | 285 |
| Special Issue on Optics and Tribology | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Optics and Tribology" | Masayoshi ABO | 5 | 286 | |
| Explanations | Physical Origin of Metal Colors and Metallic Luster | Katsuaki SATO | 5 | 287 | |
| Colors of Nano Metal Particles,Thin Metal Films and Lustered Dielectric Films | Masanobu HARAGUCHI,Toshihiro OKAMOTO and Masuo FUKUI | 5 | 294 | ||
| Accuracy of Radiation Diagnosis for Surface Temperature | Toshiro MAKINO | 5 | 301 | ||
| Color Printings in Electrophotographic Process | Koichiro SHINOHARA | 5 | 307 | ||
| Measurement of Microplasma Generated by Friction | Keiji NAKAYAMA | 5 | 313 | ||
| Degradation of Lubricating Oils and Its Color | Tomomi HONDA and Yoshiro IWAI | 5 | 319 | ||
| Report of Research Group | Life Test Manual for Rolling Bearings (Part3) | Technical Committee on Life of Rolling Bearings | 5 | 326 | |
| Original Contributions | Establishment of Simple Pressure Evaluation in Diamond-Anvil Pressure Cell Apparatus and High-Pressure Viscosity Measurements of Lubricant Oils | Yuichi NAKAMURA,Takashi ITO and Masahito MATSUI | 5 | 332 | |
| Tribological Properties of Surface Modified Hard Layer Using Electrical Discharge Machine(Part2)-In Case of Titanium Carbide Semi-Sintered Electrode- | Koei MATSUKAWA,Katsunori SATOH,Akihiro GOTO,Nagao SAITO and Naotake MOHRI | 5 | 339 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | How to Make a "Win &Win" Relationship | Makoto KANO | 6 | 349 |
| Special Issue on Recent Trends in Nanotribology | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Recent Trends in Nanotribology" | Kenji FUKUZAWA | 6 | 350 | |
| Explanations | Direct Observation of Perfluoropolyether Lubricant Molecules by Non-Contact AFM | Takayuki Nakakawaji, Mina AMO, and Teiji TATO | 6 | 351 | |
| Lubrication Properties of Surfaces with Super-Hydrophilic Polymer Brushes | Motoyasu KOBAYASHI, Masataka KAIDO, Atsushi SUZUKI, Kazuhiko ISHIHARA, and Atsusho\i TAKAHARA | 6 | 357 | ||
| Rheology and Tribology of Water in a Nanometer Gap Studied by Resonance Shear Measurement | Hiroshi SAKUMA and Kazue KURIHARA | 6 | 363 | ||
| Nanotribology in Biomolecular Motors | Hitoshi SUDA | 6 | 369 | ||
| Nanotribology for High Density Hard Disk Drives -Active Control of a Nano Sliding Gap- | Masayuki KURITA | 6 | 375 | ||
| Explanations | Sliding Behavior of the Machine-Tool's Guideways | Toshiyuki SAITO | 6 | 381 | |
| On the Breakdown of Oil Films and the Formation of Residual Films | Ken NAKANO and Kazuyoshi MANABE | 6 | 387 | ||
| Original Contributions | Lubricities of Metal Disulfides Resulted from Their Oxidative and Structural Properties | Seiishiro HIRONAKA, Kuniaki IWAI, Ryusuke MIYAMOTO and Takeshi FUCHIGAMI | 6 | 393 | |
| Parameters Affecting Oil Film Formation between Top of Vane and Cylinder of Multiple Vane Type Compressors | Eita KUREHA and Masayoshi MURAKI | 6 | 401 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | My Relation with Tribology and Expectation for Education | Takahisa KIMIJIMA | 7 | 424 |
| Survey | The Future of Tribology | Koji KATO | 7 | 425 | |
| Special Issue on Technologies for Improvong Lubricating Performances in Environmentally Friendly Lubricants | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Technologies for Improvong Lubricating Performances in Environmentally Friendly Lubricants" | Hiroshi FUJITA | 7 | 436 | |
| Explanations | Technologies for Improvong Lubricating Performances in Environmentally Friendly Rolling Coolants for Aluminum | Junichi SHIBATA | 7 | 437 | |
| Technologies for Improvong Lubricating Performances in Low Ash and Low Phosphorus Automotive Engine Oils | Yoshito YAMASHITA | 7 | 443 | ||
| Technologies for Improvong Lubricating Performances in Viscosity Index Improver for Low Viscosity Lubricants | Tsuyoshi YUKI | 7 | 449 | ||
| Technologies for Improvong Lubricating Performances in Drive train Fluids for Fuel Economy | Hiroshi FUJITA | 7 | 456 | ||
| Explanations | Fretting Wear | Masayuki SHIMA and Tatsuhiro JIBIKI | 7 | 462 | |
| Original Contributions | Tribological Properties of Surface Modified Hard Layer Using Electrical Discharge Machine (Part 3) -In case of Titanium Hydride Sintered Electrode Dispersed with Boron Nitride- | Koei MATSUKAWA, Katsunori SATOH, Akihiro GOTO, Nagao SAITO, and Naotake MOHRI | 7 | 469 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | Tribology of One Machining Engineer | Akiyoshi KOBAYASHI | 8 | 493 |
| Special Issue on Technologies for Improvong Lubricating Performances in Environmentally Friendly Lubricants | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Evaluation and Standardization of Tribology" | Akira WATANABE | 8 | 494 | |
| Explanations | Trend of Standardization of Surface Texture and Its Connection with Tribology | Kazuhisa YANAGI, Yoshikazu KABAYASHI and Ichiro YOSHIDA | 8 | 495 | |
| New Test Method for Viscosity of Lubricants in Accordance with ASTM Standard | Keisuke MIYAMOTO | 8 | 501 | ||
| Abrasion and Friction Test Methods of Rubber | Noriaki WADA | 8 | 506 | ||
| Trend of Recent Technology and Standardization of Evaluation Methods for Disk Brake Pads | Hiroyuki FUJIKAWA and Toshihiko TANAKA | 8 | 512 | ||
| Performance Evaluation and International Standardization of Pavement | Masaru TERADA | 8 | 518 | ||
| Test Methods for Slip Resistance and Japanese Industrial Standards of Protective Footwear | Hisao NAGATA | 8 | 524 | ||
| Hand Evaluation and Standardization of Wool Fabrics | Norio NAGASAWA | 8 | 530 | ||
| Original Contributions | Stability in High-Speed Floating Bush Journal Bearings at Low Supplied Pressure (Part 1) -Effect of Oil Groove and Holes into Inner Oil Film and Slope at Bush Inner Side End on Stability- | Kiyoshi HATAKEYAMA and Hisanori YANAI | 8 | 536 | |
| A Theoretical Modeling for Microgrooved Bearing under Mixed Lubrication(Part 2) -Application to Connecting -Rod Bearings for Automotive Engines- | Katsuhiro ASHIHARA and Hiromu HASHIMOTO | 8 | 544 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Commemorative | Commemorative Tribute to Prof. Haruo MORI | 9 | 561 | ||
| Special Issue on Tribology in Future Automobile Drivetrain | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Tribology in Future Automobile Drivetrain" | Toshinari SANO | 9 | 566 | |
| Explanations | Prospects in Drivetrain Technology and the Role of Tribology | Haruo HOUJOH | 9 | 567 | |
| Technical Trends and Tribological Aspects of Belt CVT | Fumiya YAKABE and Makoto YOSHIDA | 9 | 574 | ||
| Characteristics of Half Toroidal CVT and Improvements in Fuel Consumption | Yuji SHIMOMURA | 9 | 580 | ||
| Technical Trends and Tribological Aspects of Constant Velocity Universal Joints | Takeshi IKEDA | 9 | 586 | ||
| Technical Trends of Wet Friction Materials | Yuzuru SAMBONGI | 9 | 593 | ||
| Technical Trends of Plain Bearings for Automotive Drivetrain | Toru DESAKI | 9 | 599 | ||
| Original Contributions | Effects of Velocity and Load on Chattering Occurrence in Grease Lubricated Sliding Electrical Contacts | Kenji YANAGISHITA, Yasuo KAWAKUBO and Youichi KAWAKUBO | 9 | 605 | |
| Bush Driving Torque in Inner Oil Film of Floating Bush Journal Bearings with Numerical Analysis for Multi-Phase Flow Being Applied | Kiyoshi HATAKENAKA, Kimito KASAHARA and Nobuhiko ISHIBASHI | 9 | 612 | ||
| Effects of Operating Parameters on Gas Transportation of Radial Lip Seals | Shinya NAKAOKA, Yuki SATO and Joichi SUGIMURA | 9 | 621 | ||
| Traction Behavior of Polyalkylmethacrylate Solutions Accompanied by Transition of Lubrication Regime | Kenta NAKAMURA and Masayoshi MURAKI | 9 | 628 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | My Experience in the Laboratory Life of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | Takashi YAMAMOTO | 10 | 639 |
| Special Issue on Rolling Contact Fatigue | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Rolling Contact Fatigue" | Yukio SATOH and Takashi YAMAMOTO | 10 | 640 | |
| Explanations | Rolling Contact Fatigue of Rolling Bearings and the Research Trend | Nobuaki MITAMURA | 10 | 641 | |
| Recent Research on Rolling Contact Fatigue of Ball Bearing Steel and Tensile Strain Theory | Noriyuki TSUSHIMA | 10 | 647 | ||
| Effect of Lubricant on Rolling Contact Fatigue and the Technology Trend | Tomohiro KATO | 10 | 653 | ||
| Rolling Bearing Life Prediction and the Research Trend | Takashi SADA | 10 | 659 | ||
| Rolling Contact Fatigue of Gears and the Research Trend | Akira YOSHIDA | 10 | 665 | ||
| Explanations | Advances on Smart Surface with Polymer LB Film Having Fluorocarbon Side-Chain | Kenji HISADA and Teruo HORI | 10 | 672 | |
| Tribology a la Carte | Migakiya Syndicate Story | Yoshinori TAKEICHI | 10 | 678 | |
| Original Contributions | Study on Velocity-Dependent Property of Friction in Boundary Lubrication under Low Contacting Pressure Condition (Part 1) -Relationship between Additives and Velocity-Dependent Property of Friction- | Takashi NORIHISA, Fumihiro ITOIGAWA, Takashi NAKAMURA | 10 | 682 | |
| Study on Velocity-Dependent Property of Friction in Boundary Lubrication under Low Contacting Pressure Condition (Part 2) -Consideration into Mechanism of Velocity-Dependent Property of Friction Lubricated with Oil Containing Alkyl Acid Phosphate- | Takashi NORIHISA, Fumihiro ITOIGAWA, Takashi NAKAMURA, Takuya OGAWA | 10 | 689 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | Dilemma of Friction | Hisashi MACHIDA | 11 | 703 |
| Special Issue on Overview of Solid Lubrication | Prologue to the Special Issue on "Overview of Solid Lubrication" | Chiharu TADOKORO | 11 | 704 | |
| Explanations | Friction and Lubrication of Monolayer on the Surfaces | Fumihiro HONDA | 11 | 705 | |
| Polymer Materials and Solid Lubrication | Seiichiro HIRONAKA | 11 | 712 | ||
| Ceramic Based Materials and Solid Lubrication | Hideki KITA | 11 | 719 | ||
| Nano-Period Multilayer Solid Lubricant Films | Shojiro MIYAKE and Wataru KUROSAKA | 11 | 725 | ||
| Sliding Electrical Contacts and Lamellar Solid Lubricants | Yoshitada WATANABE | 11 | 731 | ||
| Space Exploration and Solid Lubrication | Kenichi ISHIBASHI and Kazuhisa MIYOSHI | 11 | 737 | ||
| Original Contributions | Low Friction Property of High Silicon Aluminium Alloy Spray Coatings under Dry Sliding Condition | Hiroyuki MORI, Kazuyuki NAKANISHI, Hideo TACHIKAWA and Takashi NAKAMURA | 11 | 743 | |
| Analysis of Cage Slip in Cylindrical Roller Bearings Considering Non-Newtonian Behavior and Temperature Rise of Lubricating Oil | Takafumi YOSHIDA, Yasuyoshi TOZAKI, Hisao MIYAKE and Masaaki SHIBATA | 11 | 752 | ||
| Effect of Surface Periodic Structures on Coefficient of Rolling Friction of Thrust Ball Bearing | Hiroshi SAWADA, Takafumi NINOMIYA and Kosuke KAWAHARA | 11 | 762 |
| Special Issues | Category | Title | Authors | No. | Page |
| Messages to Tribologists | Serial | Development of Mechanical Seals | Masanobu ITO | 12 | 773 |
| Special Issue on The Relationship between Tribology and Human Body | Prologue to the Special Issue on "The Relationship between Tribology and Human Body" | Takayuki TOKOROYAMA | 12 | 774 | |
| Explanations | Tribology of the Feel of Tissue Paper | Kenji TANIGUCHI | 12 | 775 | |
| Tribology between Razor and Human Body | Katsuaki YAMADA, Masahiro ENDO and Tsukasa TAMAOKI | 12 | 781 | ||
| Tribology between Clothing Materials and Skin | Mari INOUE | 12 | 787 | ||
| Tribology of Restorative Dental Materials and Food Substitute | Kiyoshi KAKUTA and Hideo OGURA | 12 | 793 | ||
| Tribology for Functional Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage | Yoshinori SAWAE | 12 | 799 | ||
| Tribology of Materials for Medical Use | Ken IKEUCHI | 12 | 805 | ||
| Original Contributions | Lubrication Mechanism of Oil Impregnated Sintered Alloy Subjected to Fretting -Focused on Oil Oozing-Out Mechanism- | Hideki AKITA, Satoshi ITO, Masayuki SHIMA, Tatsuhiro JIBIKI and Motoshi SUZUKI | 12 | 811 | |
| Simulation of Electrical Pitting on Sliding Bearings for Railway Freight Cars -Influence of Electrically Conductive Particles Size, Amount of Current and Types of Lubricating Oil- | Hideshi KAKISHIMA, Takehiko KIGAWA and Takashi YAMAMOTO | 12 | 819 | ||
| Micro-Tribological Properties of Extremely Thin Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) Films | Shojiro MIYAKE, Yasuaki MATSUMOTO, Kouichi OSHIMOTO and Wataru KUROSAKA | 12 | 827 | ||
| Effect of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide on Tribological Characteristics of Polymer (Part 3) -Solvent Characteristic of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Impregnating Characteristic of Lubricant into Polymer- | Toshihiko SEKINE and Takashi YAMAMOTO | 12 | 835 | ||
| Theoretical Stability Threshold Speed and Whirl Frequency Ratio of Bump Foil Journal Bearings (Part 1) -Effect of Excessive Static Friction and Assembly Preload- | Kiyoshi HATAKENAKA, Youhei YAMAGUCHI and Taiki SHOJIMA | 12 | 842 |