■Preface
On the Publishing Activities of the Physical Society of Japan
Nobuyuki Ishibashi ...... 589

■Interdisciplinary
Physics of Slow and Fast Earthquakes
Satoshi Ide ...... 592

■Researches
Mathematical Aspects of Black Hole Quasinormal Modes and Eigenvalue Problems
Yasuyuki Hatsuda and Masashi Kimura ...... 601

Can a Muon Transform into an Electron?―Exploring the Origin of the Universe through Particle Generations
Toshinori Mori ...... 607

Universality and Diversity in Human History―Toward Universal Anthropology
Kenji Itao ...... 612

■La Toccata ...... 618

■JPSJ Selected Papers in the Latest Issue ...... 620

■Obituary ...... 622

■Book Reviews ...... 623, 624

■Branch News ...... 626