title: Guest editorial for the IJCARS special issue on JAMIT 2015 and 2016.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo, 184-0012, Japan. simiz@cc.tuat.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Akinobu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Osaka University, Onoharahigashi 6-35-7, Minoo-city, Osaka, 562-0031, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyonari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inamura