Newsletters Nos 1-47 of the Herschel Society of Japan were published in the combined book volume 1 on 1st December, 1991. The combined book is distributed only to the Society members. Most articles of the Newsltters are written in Japanese. Accounts contained in the Archive are linked from their headlines.

Issue No 1 (April 1984)

• The 1st and 2nd meetings for the "Japan Herschel Society" (provisional)
• The William Herschel Society (UK): its mission and recent activities
• Manuscript collections of Herschel's music in UK and USA
• Bath International Festival of Music and the Herschel Ensemble

Issue No 2 (May 1984)

• The 3rd step towards the "Japan Herschel Society"
• Letters from Slough and Hanover (A E Fanning, M H Schormann)
• Bath Festival programme
• Longitude Zero - the centennial symposium in Greenwich
• Papers by William and John Herschel
• Bath skyline appeal by the National Trust

Issue No 3 (July 1984)

• The 4th preparatory meeting
• William Herschel Telescope on La Palma
• A Herschel reflector in the Astronomical Museum of Tartu (P Müürsepp)
• A manuscript letter from W Herschel to W Hamilton
• Commemorative stamps for the centenary of the prime meridian
• The Herschel Museum threatened
• THe 5th Annual Lecture of WHS
• William Herschel, a composer (S Hayakawa)
• Violin concerto by W Herschel (I Kusano)

Issue No 4 (September 1984)

• The 5th and 6th preparatory meetings
• Establishment of the Herschel Society of Japan and its inauguration
• Bath, a fine city (S and H Kasahara)
• Comments about the Newsletters (J Muller)
• Tour to La Palma
• "Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel"

Extra (September 1984)

• The inaugural assembly of the Herschel Society of Japan

Issue No 5 (November 1984)

• The 7th preparatory meeting
• Over 120 participants celebrate HSJ's birth on the 14th November
• Notice: the commemorative concert
• Greetings from Hong Kong, UK and South Africa

Issue No 6 (January 1985)

• A speech at the inaugural assembly (C Sugawa)
• Conguratulatory addresses (Y Kozai, J A Richards)
• A Greeting for the inauguration (S Kibe)
• Notice: a Herschel tour
• The 7th annual general meeting of WHS

Issue No 7 (March 1985)

• The commemorative concert on the 3rd March
• A manuscript letter written by J Herschel
• The Herschel tour visits Hanover and Slough

Issue No 8 (May 1985)

• Herschel's book in Tenri Library (K Okada)
• Sequels of the Herschel tour
• The epitaph of W Herschel

Extra (June 1985)

• Miss Herschel Winifred Herschel dies

Issue No 9 (July 1985)

• The committee meeting report
• The epitaph of Caroline Herschel
• Restoration of the well-known Herschel universe (T Baraki)
• Bath International Festival
• Mr John Herschel-Shorland

Issue No 10 (September 1985)

• Notice: the committee meeting, the annual convention and the Herschel tour
• Herschel in Yukon (A V Sims, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Letters to and from Mr John Herschel-Shorland
• Ms C Stott visited Tokyo in July
• Another lecture of the William Herschel Society
• Old and new books on Herschel
• Haydn in Bath

Issue No 11 (November 1985)

• 1985 annual convention
• A music record by W Herschel (1) (K Okada)
• Spaceworks, an exhibition in Greenwich
• Music scores by Herschel
• Ads in 18th century for Herschel's concerts
• Notice: 1986 Bath International Festival

Issue No 12 (January 1986)

• William Herschel and Philosophy (G Ishida)
• A TV programme on Herschel
• Postal stamps of Herschel (O Kagaya)
• A short visit to Mr John Herschel-Shorland

Issue No 13 (March 1986)

• A note about the Voyager pass of Uranus (P Moore)
• A letter from USA (S Hayakawa)
• A music record by W Herschel (2) (K Okada)
• Comments on the TV programme on Herschel
• "Your performance of Herschel's symphony is a historic event." (F Brown)
• A letter from Mrs C Herschel-Dunkerley

Issue No 14 (May 1986)

• Herschel in Yukon (2) (Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Herschel's symphonias broadcasted on the radio
• Some rare and antiquarian books on astronomy
• Programme of Bath International Festival 1986
• A letter of Sir John Herschel
• Observing Halley's Commet (S Ikunuma)
• Notice: The 8th AGM of the William Herschel Society

Issue No 15 (July 1986)

• William Herschel, a pioneer of modern astronomy (M Hoskin, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Astronomical achievements of William Herschel (1) (H Saida)
• William Herschel-Shorland is enjoying summer holidays in Japan
• Herschel's music to be played at Science Hall of Handa
• Ladies in the life of William Herschel (F S Brown)

Issue No 16 (September 1986)

• Astronomical achievements of William Herschel (2) (H Saida)
• A book by J Herschel and music scores by W Herschel
• W Herschel-Shorland returned home
• Notice: 1986 annual convention

Issue No 17 (November 1986)

• W Herschel's study on double stars (A V Sims, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Herschel's music performed at "Star Concert" in Handa
• A report on RASC meeting (O Shigehisa)
• "Treatise" and "Outlines" by J Herschel (I Hasegawa)

Issue No 18 (January 1987)

• Speeches and messages at the 2nd annual convention (C Sugawa, N Yoshida, I Hasegawa, J Herschel-Shorland)
• Herschel exhibition at the Slough Museum
• Herschel's telescope in the Adler Planetarium
• Notice: AGM of the William Herschel Society

Issue No 19 (March 1987)

• An appeal for renewal of the memorial to W herschel in Westminster Abbey
• Herschel of Slough (1) (C Roberts, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• The 9th AGM of the WIlliam Herschel Society

Issue No 20 (May 1987)

• Herschel of Slough (2) (C Roberts, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• An account of three volcanos in the Moon (1787) (W Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Yokohama Science Center presents "Discovery of Uranus"

Issue No 21 (July 1987)

• Catherine Herschel-Dunkerley made a short visit to Japan
• Herschel of Slough (3) (C Roberts, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Donors for W Herschel's new memorial

Issue No 22 (September 1987)

• Teyler's Museum, Caroline's tomb in Hanover, etc
• A letter from C Herschel-Dunkerley
• Herschel of Slough (4) (C Roberts, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• The Bath International Music Festival broadcasted on the radio

Issue No 23 (November 1987)

• Herschel's telescopes in Vienna
• The renewal of the memorial, party photos
• The Friends of Bath Festival

Issue No 24 (January 1988)

• Speech at the 3rd annial convention (C Sugawa)
• Poems & Pastimes (1) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• A book on Mozart refers to our Herschel Concerts

Issue No 25 (March 1988)

• Plans for ccelebrating Herschel's 250th anniversary (O Kagaya)
• "Principia" in Tenri Library (Y Tsuchida)

Issue No 26 (May 1988)

• Invitation to the 250th anniversary of W Herschel
• Annular eclipse, a visit to the Silk Road (E Kobayashi)
• The first observations with the 4.2-metre Herschel Telescope

Issue No 27 (July 1988)

• The William Herschel 14-foot telescope (B Warner, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Poems & Pastimes (2) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• The 250th anniversary of Herschel's birth in UK

Issue No 28 (September 1988)

• Events for celebrating W Herschel's 150th anniversary
• J Herschel's book in Chinese
• Poems & Pastimes (3) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)

Issue No 29 (November 1988)

• Special report: Herschel Exhibition and Herschel Tour

Issue No 30 (Janaury 1989)

• Speech at 1988 annual convention (C Sugawa)
• Herschel tour members and Mr A E Fanning in Slough
• An article of "Astronomy Now" on our Society
• Report: 1988 annial convention

Issue No 31 (March 1989)

• Exhibition of Herschel's stamps (O Kagaya)
• An old book referring to William and Caroline Herschel
• Notice: Bath Festival

Issue No 32 (May 1989)

• The Astronomy of Birr Castle (P Moore, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• William Herschel: Pioneer of the Stars (B Jones)
• Temple House in Ireland
• Notice: The 3rd Herschel tour

Issue No 33 (July 1989)

• Herschel Concert at Pump Room in Bath last November
• Photography, J Herschel, W H F Talbot (S Kimura)
• Birr Castle demesne
• Herschel Exhibition to be held at the planetarium in Munakata

Issue No 34 (September 1989)

• The 3rd Herschel tour was a success
• A lecture on Herschel at RAS (1) (A Chapman, Japanese translation by I Hasegawa)
• Notice: 1989 annual convention

Issue No 35 (November 1989)

• A lecture on Herschel at RAS (2) (A Chapman, Japanese translation by I Hasegawa)
• A letter written by W Herschel in 1810
• Report: 1989 annual convention and lecture

Issue No 36 (January 1990)

• Poems & Pastimes (4) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Herschel's children and Chirstmas cards (1)(S Kimura)

Issue No 37 (March 1990)

• Herschel's children and Chirstmas cards (2)(S Kimura)
• Poems & Pastimes (5) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• A paper on W Herschel by Dr B Warner, University of Cape Town
• Inventors of photography and J Herschel
• Exhibition: "150-year history of photography as expression"

Issue No 38 (May 1990)

• Herschel celebrations in Slough
• A letter from Lord Rosse
• Herschel's children and Chirstmas cards (3) (S Kimura)
• Poems & Pastimes (6) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Notice: The 4th Herschel tour

Issue No 39 (July 1990)

• Poems & Pastimes (7) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Herschel's children and Chirstmas cards (4) (S Kimura)
• Letters from Ms N Yamagishi and Dr S Hayakawa
• "Caroline Herschel, Refrected Glory" by Dr P Moore

Issue No 40 (September 1990)

• Report: The 4th Herschel tour (1)
• "Hawkhurst: Memories, Scrapbook, Remembered" (Mr and Mrs Waghorn)
• Poems & Pastimes (8) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Herschel's children and Chirstmas cards (5) (S Kimura)
• Notice: 1990 annual convention

Issue No 41 (November 1990)

• Report: 1990 annual convention and lecture
• Report: The 4th Herschel tour (2)
• Poems & Pastimes (9) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Photographs of the Herschel tour shown

Issue No 42 (January 1991)

• Observatory House - Now offices for ICL
• Poems & Pastimes (10) (J Herschel, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Herschel's children and Chirstmas cards (6) (S Kimura)

Issue No 43 (March 1991)

• William Herschel, Musician & Composer (1) (F Brown, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• ICL joined Fujitsu group and was dismissed from European information industrial group
• Herschel's children and Chirstmas cards (7) (S Kimura)

Issue No 44 (May 1991)

• J M Cameron's house under threat
• William Herschel, Musician & Composer (2) (F Brown, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Herschel's children and Chirstmas cards (8) (S Kimura)
• Notice: Bath International Festival 1991

Issue No 45 (July 1991)

• Herschel's children and Chirstmas cards (9) (S Kimura)
• William Herschel, Musician & Composer (3) (F Brown, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• The Cape Peninsula is the realm of plants
• Cameron Trust impresses our members

Issue No 46 (Septermber 1991)

• William Herschel, Musician & Composer (4) (F Brown, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• J Herschel's photo portrait by Cameron exhibited
• The total eclipse in Hawaii (N Yamagishi)
• Mr Fanning writes us on Cape Town
• Notice: 1991 annual convention

Issue No 47 (November 1991)

• W Herschel's music played by computer (K Okada)
• William Herschel, Musician & Composer (5) (F Brown, Japanese translation by C Sugawa)
• Life among stars (G Ishida)
• "Outlines of Astronomy" (1851) borrowed from the bereaved Saida family
• Talbot Museum's curator visits Japan
• Main articles of Newsletters (Nos 1-47)
• Report: 1991 annual convention and lecture