IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering (hereinafter called TEEE) publishes 6 times a year as an official journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (hereinafter "IEEJ"). This peer-reviewed journal contains original research papers and review articles on the most important and latest technological advances in core areas of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and in related disciplines. The journal also publishes short communications reporting on the results of the latest research activities TEEE) aims to provide a new forum for IEEJ members in Japan as well as fellow researchers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from around the world to exchange ideas and research findings. To fully cover this wide field of study, IEEJ's five technical societies (subsidiary groups under IEEJ) take responsibility for editing one issue per year while additionally selecting issue topics and soliciting papers. Areas covered by the five technical societies are: Fundamentals and Materials; Electric Power and Energy; Electronics, Information and Systems; Industry Applications; Sensors and Micromachines. As an official journal of IEEJ, TEEE also provides reports on important conferences and meetings sponsored by the Institute.