This book reviews the key technologies and characteristics of the modern man-made specialty fibers mainly developed in Japan. Since the production of many low-cost man-made fibers shifted to China and other Asian countries, Japanese companies have focused on production of high-quality, high-performance super fibers as well as highly functionalized fibers so-called Shin-gosen . Zylon^TM and Dyneema^TM manufactured by Toyobo, Technora^TM produced by Teijin, and Vectran^TM developed by Kuraray are those examples of super fibers. Carbon fibers...