◆ Guest Comment My Research Memories on Magnetics……T. Ninomiya ◆ Review Articles on Simulation Methods and Their Applications in the Magnetic Analyses Objective……K. Kobayashi    Topics: Phase-field Simulation of Microstructure Evolution in Magnetic Materials and Calculation of Magnetic Properties……T. Koyama    Review: Recent Trends in Simulation Techniques for Magnetic Devices……N. Takahashi    Topics: Micromagnetic Simulations in Spintronics……J. Ohe, and S. Maekawa    Review: A Beginner’s Guide to the WIEN2k Code……H. Tsuchiura, Y. Toga, H. Moriya, and A. Sakuma ◆ Lecture: Antiferromagnetic Materials XI Antiferromagnetic Properties of Several Types of Oxides (a)……K. Fukamichi ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. […]

◆ 2008 Awards Winner in the Magnetics Society of Japan ◆ Guest Comment Rare Earth Magnet and Multiaxis Thinking……T. Shimoda ◆ Review Articles on Market Trend for Products Utilizing Magnetic Materials Objective……E. Miyashita    Review: HDD Industry Trends……Y. Horiuchi    Review: Industrial Situation with Small Permanent Magnet Motor Products……F. Yamashita    Review: Overview of Permanent Magnets and Their Markets……N. Ishigaki, and H. Yamamoto    Review: Development of Magnetic Sensors and Their Highlight Markets……Y. Honkura ◆ Lecture: Fundamentals of Magnetically Soft Materials Thin Film II, Material Parameters for Magnetic Softness……Y. Shimada ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. Suzuki, Y. Yoshizawa […]

◆ Guest Comment Nondestructive Evaluation of Material Degradation by Means of Magnetic Measurements……K. Ara ◆ Perpendicular Magnetized Films Plays Active Role in Wide Field from Physics to Device Objective……A. Tsukamoto    Review: Improvement of Recording Performances for CoCrPt-Oxide Granular Perpendicular Media by Developed Ru Underlayer……R. Mukai    Topics: Preparation of Perpendicular Magnetic Tunnel Junction with Fe/MgO/Fe Structure and RE-TM Alloy Films……S. Nakagawa, H. Ohmori, and T. Hatori    Topics: Giant Spin-Hall Effect in Au with an FePt Perpendicular Spin Injector……T. Seki, Y. Hasegawa, S. Mitani, and K. Takanashi    Topics: Ultrafast Observation and Manipulation of Magnetization in Perpendicularly Magnetized GdFeCo RE-TM Alloy Film……A. Tsukamoto, A. Itoh, C. D. Stanciu, A. V. Kimel, A. Kirilyuk, and Th. […]

◆ Special Article Financial State of The Magnetic Society of Japan-For Further Development of MSJ-……T. Osaka, Y. Suzuki, and Y. Yoshizawa ◆ Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields-Recent Research Findings and Guidelines- Objective……K. Iramina    Review: Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields-Recent Research Trends and Guidelines-……T. Shigemitsu    Review: Health Risk Assessment of Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields (up to 100 kHz) by the WHO International EMF Project……C. Ohkubo    Review: Biological Effects of Static and Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields……T. Sakurai, and J. Miyakoshi    Review: Health Effect of High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields……M. Taki    Topics: Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields: Safety of Ultra-High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging……H. Kamei ◆ Lecture: Antiferromagnetic Materials X Antiferromagnetic Properties of Silisides, Carbides, Calcogenides, and […]

◆ Guest Comment Motivation for Research……K. Kobayashi ◆ Latest Topics on Bulk Magnetic Materials Objective……K. Ishiyama    Review: Current Status of Radiocommunications Policies in Japan……T. Nitta    Review: Application Technology of Electrical Steel Sheets……C. Kaido    Review: Development of High-Performance Nd-Fe-B Sintered Magnets with High Heat Resistivity……H. Nakamura, K. Hirota, T. Minowa, and M. Honshima    Review: Recent Advances in the Magnetovolume Effect of Transition Metal Compounds and Alloys……Y. Takahashi, T. Kanomata, and T. Kaneko ◆ Lecture: Fundamentals of Magnetically Soft Materials I Magnetization Process of Magnetically Soft Thin Films……Y. Shimada ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. Suzuki, […]

◆ Guest Comment To Dissalve “Valley of Death” in Technology Development……M. Hayashi ◆ Review Articles on Relationship between Global Environment and Magnetism Objective……K. Tajima    Review: Geomagnetic Field Generated by Geodynamics……H. Tsunakawa, N. Mochizuki, and F. Takahashi    Review: Geomagnetic Changes Associated with Earthquakes and Volcanoes……S. Sakanaka    Review: Magnetic Detection of Heated Remains in Archeological Sites: Methodological Principle and Applications……H. Morinaga    Review: Environmental Magnetism: Environmental Study Based on Magnetic Minerals in Sediments……M. Torii ◆ Lecture: Micromagnetics Simulation II Chapter 2 Finite-Difference Method……N. Hayashi, Y. Uesaka, Y. Nakatani, and H. Fukushima ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. […]

◆ Guest Comment Power Electronics and Power Magnetics……O. Ichinokura ◆ Review Articles on Structure and Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal-Noble Metal Ordered Alloy Films and Their New Applications Objective……S. Nakagawa    Review: Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of L10 Ordered FePt Thin Films……K. Hono, and Y. K. Takahashi    Review: Crystallographical Structure and Magnetic Properties in MBE-Grown Co-Pt and Fe-Pt Films with Ordered Structure……S. Iwata, T. Kato, and S. Tsunashima    Topics: Spin-Torque Magneto-reversal Phenomenon in an L10-Ordered Alloy and Future Prospects for Spin-RAM Application……K. Yakushiji, S. Yuasa, A. Fukushima, H. Kubota, T. Nagahama, T. Katayama, and K. Ando    Topics: L11-Type Co-Pt Ordered Alloy Films Fabricated by Sputter Deposition……T. Shimatsu, H. Sato, H. Aoi, H. Muraoka, S. Okamoto, and […]

◆ Guest Comment Human Resources Required for R & D in the Company……K. Ohmori ◆ Review Articles on History and Perspectives of Spintronics Objective……S. Yuasa    Preface: ……A. Fert    Preface: ……P. Grünberg    Review: History and Future Prospect of Tunnel Magnetoresistance Research……T. Miyazaki    Review: Progress of Spin-Transfer-Related Phenomena in Magnetic Junctions……S. Nakamura ◆ Lecture: Perpendicular Magnetic Recording VIII Chapter 7 The Present and Future of Perpendicular Magnetic Recording……Y. Nakamura ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. Suzuki, Y. Yoshizawa Director, Planning:      K. Takanashi, Y. Tanaka Director, Editing:     M. Yamaguchi, A. Tanaka Director, Public Information:     S. Nakagawa Auditor:      K. Hono, K. Matsuyama

◆ Guest Comment History of My Research……T. Kanomata ◆ Review Articles on Recent Topics on Oxide for Magnetic Thin Films Objective……M. Doi    Topics: Charge Ordering in a Magnetite Film Surface……A. Subagyo, and K. Sueoka    Topics: Structure and Magnetic Properties of γ-Fe2O3 Epitaxial Thin Films Grown by Pure-Ozone-Assisted MBE Technique……H. Yanagihara, and Y. Wakabayashi    Topics: Interlayer Exchange Couplings through a Thin MgO Insulating Barrier in Fully Epitaxial Fe(001)/MgO(001)/Fe(001) Magnetic Tunnel Junctions……T. Katayama, and S. Yuasa ◆ Lecture: Micromagnetics Simulation I Chapter 1 Analytic Solution……N. Hayashi, Y. Uesaka, Y. Nakatani, and H. Fukushima ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo […]

◆ Guest Comment Attractive Microwave Magnetism……S. Takeda ◆ Review Articles on MSJ Awards Objective……T. Manago    Review: Spintronics and Semiconductors……K. Ando    Review: A Noise Suppression Sheet and Its Permeability Characteristics……S. Yoshida    Review: Fundamentals and Applications of Magnetophotonics……M. Inoue    Review: Current-Driven Domain Wall Motion in Ferromagnetic Wire……T. Ono ◆ Lecture: Antiferromagnetic Materials VIII Antiferromagnetic Properties of Rare-Earth Metals, Alloys, Compounds, and Superlattices……K. Fukamichi ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. Suzuki, Y. Yoshizawa Director, Planning:      K. Takanashi, Y. Tanaka Director, Editing:     M. Yamaguchi, A. Tanaka Director, Public Information:     S. Nakagawa Auditor:      K. Hono, K. Matsuyama