On 15 August 2022, TriPreM (Tribology and Precision Machining i-Khoza) had a special guest, HE Mr. Takahashi Katsuhiko, the ambassador of Japan to Malaysia accompanied by UTM (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) Vice-Chancellor* Prof. Datuk Ts. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail and MJIIT (Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology) Dean Prof. Dr. Ali Selamat. To HE, we explained our research, education, and relationship with many Japanese organizations.