17th Contest ID Numbers Issued
The finalists will soon be announced. もう少々お待ちください。
News & Announcements
News & Announcements
Seventeenth Annual JAT Contest: Source Texts and Guidelines (OCT. 1–31, 2020)
Contest Guidelines
This contest is open to anyone with less than total three years’ experience as a professional translator. JAT membership not required. Previous entrants (except winners) are welcome to enter again.
Seventeenth Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Japanese/English Translators
Seeking to encourage talented people to enter the translation field, JAT is pleased to announce its seventeenth annual Japanese <> English translation contest for new and aspiring translators. The actual passage to be translated is a real-life text—the sort of thing a working commercial translator might well be called upon to do.
Motions and Documentation for 2020 Ordinary General Meeting
To: All Members, Japan Association of Translators (JAT)
The Japan Association of Translators' Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) will be held online on Sunday, June 21, 2020, 9:00 – 10:00 pm JST.
This OGM will conducted entirely online; therefore, we ask that whether or not you can attend the OGM, PLEASE submit an absentee ballot or appoint another member or the attending auditor as a proxy. The proxy form normally takes no longer than 1 minute to complete. Forms must be submitted no later than 21:00 JST on June 20, 2020.
2020 JAT Elections: Call for Candidates
Fellow JAT members,
JAT’s 2020 Election is about to begin, and we encourage you to take part—either by running for a position on the board or voting for candidates you think will do an excellent job at running JAT. To review how many positions are open, who is up for re-election, etc., please take a look at the initial announcement https://jat.org/forums/viewthread/816/ (must log in).
CALL CLOSED FOR SPRING 2020 EJUKU
Thank you very much for your great interest in eJuku.
We have received more than enough applications for this eJuku, and are closing the Call.
ANNOUNCING JAT SPRING 2020 J>E EJUKU
We are pleased to announce that the next JAT eJuku session will be held as indicated below. For general information on eJuku, please visit our webpage What is e-Juku?
2020 JAT Board Elections
Fellow JAT members,
The 2020 JAT election is drawing near. This year, there are up to 6 director positions and exactly 1 auditor position to be filled. JAT can have up to 12 director positions.
The election is scheduled for April to May this year, as follows. Please direct any queries to [email protected]
- April 24, 2020 (00:00 JST) to May 7, 2020 (22:00 JST): Candidacy registration period (14 days)
- May 9, 2020 (00:00 JST) to May 15, 2020 (22:00 JST): Campaign period (7 days)
- May 16, 2020 (00:00 JST) to May 22, 2020 (22:00 JST): Election voting period (7 days)
- May 24: Announcement of election results
Sixteenth Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Translators: Commentaries from the Judges
Judges Commentaries (Japanese-to-English Division)
James Davis
Ruth McCreery
Ken Wagner
Sixteenth Annual JAT Contest: Translations of Award Winners and Finalists
Translations of award-winners and finalists (Japanese-to-English Contest)
Winner: Quicoyia Chambers
Runner-up: Monica Shingaki
Finalists: David Fradette, Megan Ling, Sky Waite