Note: The Spring 2026 eJuku session was postponed to Autumn 2026
We are pleased to announce that the Autumn 2026 JAT eJuku session will be held as indicated below. For general information on eJuku, please visit the webpage What is e-Juku?
Autumn 2026 J>E eJuku session
- Language direction: Japanese to English
- Format: online forum discussion and series of weekly videoconferences
- Period: October 2026 (see below)
- Fees: None
- Eligibility:
1. JAT membership through to the end of the session (non-members required to join JAT after being selected as eJuku participants) 2. Native or near-native English proficiency (eJuku is a place for polishing already excellent English) 3. Ideally no more than a couple of years' experience as a professional translator 4. High motivation to learn and pledge to participate actively in the planned videoconferences (ideally all five) and text-based forum discussions (ideally on a daily basis)
Schedule:
Sat., Sept. 5: Announcement of eJuku 2026 at IJET Melbourne
Sat., Sept. 19: Application deadline (10:00 a.m. JST)
Fri., Sept. 23: Mentors notify participants; Basecamp forum opens
Sat., Oct. 3: Zoom Meeting 1 (social/getting-to-know-you); first translation assigned
Wed., Oct. 7: First translations due
Sat., Oct. 10: Zoom Meeting 2
Wed., Oct. 14: 2nd translation due
Sat., Oct. 17: Zoom Meeting 3
Wed., Oct. 21: 3rd translation due
Sat., Oct. 24: Zoom Meeting 4
Wed., Oct. 28: 4th translation due
Sat., Oct. 31: Zoom Meeting 5 (wrap-up)
Mon., Nov. 2: Forum closes, questionnaire distributed
Mon., Nov. 9: Questionnaire deadline
*Videoconferences are to be held on Saturday mornings 10:00 to 11:30 JST.
- Application and screening:
If you would like to know more about the upcoming eJuku session or are interested in participating, please write to Richard, the eJuku coordinator, posthaste. He will send you the application guidelines document, which contains all the information you will need to decide whether to apply. If there is overwhelming demand, the call may be closed when a reasonable limit to the number of applicants has been reached (less than the 10 days allotted).
Or, if you know anyone you think might be interested, please send this along to them.
Richard Sadowsky ← (mail link by hovering over or clicking on name)
Autumn 2026 J>E eJuku Coordinator