The winners of the Twenty-first Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Japanese<>English Translators have been selected as follows:
Japanese to English Contest
Winner: E53 Matthew Sueda（Tokyo）
Runner-up:E45 Alyssa Weldon (US)
Finalists:
E03 Cheryl Ong (Singapore)
E18 Taylor Piper (US)
E48 Jordan Rosman (Australia)
E64 James Banbridge (Kochi)
English to Japanese Contest
1位 J79 大橋 響 (埼玉県)
2位 J71 伊藤 泉帆 (愛知県)
ファイナリスト
J18 柴田勇（三重県）
J27 Nobuhiro Sato（群馬県）
J56 Moeka Kiyohara（UK）
J67 Chizuko Kamei (大阪府)
J88 神尾 智 （東京都）
The judges' commentaries and winners/finalists' translation will be posted here by the end of March.
JAT will pay the following for the first-place winner:
・Registration for the 33rd International Japanese-English Translation Conference (IJET-33) scheduled to be held in Fukuoka on May 9, 10 and 11, 2025.
・Round trip economy travel from the winner’s home to IJET by the most direct route, including air, train, bus and personal vehicle.
・Hotel for three nights standard accommodation at or near the IJET venue.
Travel arrangements will be discussed with the winners. Receipts are required for all reimbursements.
The second-place winner is entitled to free registration for IJET-33.
Winners and all finalists are entitled to one-year complimentary JAT membership.
James Davis (Japanese-to-English Division Chair)
Mayumi Adachi (English-to-Japanese Division Chair)
JAT Contest Committee