The winners of the Twenty-second Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Japanese<>English Translators have been selected as follows:
Japanese to English Contest
Winner E39 Chloe Kalani (Toyama)
Runner-up E29 Chiyo Brown (NSW, Australia)
Finalists
E12 Ken Nemoto (Tokyo)
E18 John Burn (Tyne and Wear, UK)
E37 Ethan Sky Cubos (Davao City, Philippines)
English to Japanese Contest
Winner J53 Megumi Hirota (CA, USA)
Runner-up J85 Hisae Suzuki (Okayama)
Finalists
J11 Naoko Convery (NSW, Australia）
J55 Shuichi Nakama（Yokohama）
J81 Arisa Misumi（Tokyo）
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 34th International Japanese-English Translation Conference (IJET-34) scheduled to be held in Melbourne on September 4 and 5, 2026.
・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-34.
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