IJET-34 (5–6 September 2026)

The 34th International Japanese-English Translation Conference (IJET-34) has now come to a close. We hope everyone who joined us in Melbourne enjoyed reconnecting with old friends, making new connections, and sharing ideas about translation and interpreting.

The Organising Committee would like to thank our Diamond sponsor, PerfectIt; our Gold sponsors, NAATI and Chris Poole Translation; and our Bronze sponsors, Simul, Forte, and NIT Inc.

We are also grateful to all our speakers, student and participant volunteers, as well as NOSH, Wonderscope, Pete Cromer, The Oxford Scholar Hotel, Novotel Melbourne on Collins, RMIT University and the JAT Board for their support.

Thank you to everyone who helped make IJET-34 such a warm, lively and memorable event. We look forward to seeing you again at the next IJET.

Sessions

Workshop - Exploring the potential for collaboration between subtitlers and filmmakers through direct communication or briefing

This workshop will guide participants through a structured discussion aimed at exploring experiences with and opinions of collaboration and briefing in subtitling, drawing on data obtained from prior interviews with subtitlers and filmmakers. Subtitling requires translating between languages, cultures and modes of expression. It also involves creative decisions about which elements of the...

Workshop - Why we need a pilot to fly a plane: Testing the capabilities and limitations of AI in the translation classroom

This interactive workshop will incorporate AI into learning activities in innovative ways. Participants will discover what sets human translators apart from AI: our individuality, creativity, and uniquely human abilities as critical thinkers and intercultural mediators. We will also explore how collaboration with AI tools may nevertheless be useful in the translation process (from research to...

News

Meet the IJET-34 Beanie Family…and take one home!

If you’ve been following the IJET-34 social media accounts, you may already have spotted our koala mascot. If not, we’d like to introduce her (although Wonderscope asked that we not give her a name). She was designed by Pete Cromer and brought to life as a beanie by Wonderscope, a Melbourne-based company. Over the past few months she has been introducing Melbourne, often with a little help from...

Melbourne Laneways Walking Tour

Friday, 4 September 2026 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Join veteran translator Monica Pinda for a leisurely walking tour through some of Melbourne's famous laneways and historic arcades. Having called Melbourne home for most of her life, Monica will share some of her favourite laneways and the stories behind them. Beyond the city's main streets lies a network of more than 200 laneways and arcades. Here you...

Relax and Connect at the IJET-34 Banquet

The IJET-34 Banquet provides an opportunity for conference participants, accompanying guests and members of the wider T&I community to socialise, catch up with colleagues and friends, and meet new people in a relaxed setting.The banquet will take place at the Novotel Melbourne on Collins, just a short walk or free tram ride from Storey Hall. Banquet Details Date: Saturday, 5 September...

Speakers

Akiko Uchiyama

Literary panel - Moderator

Derek Baines

Zenyasai Speaker, Regional General Manager - Japan and Korea, Tourism Australia