May 18

Translation challenge: “Return on JET-vestment”?

Local Government, Return on JET-vestment, Translating/Interpreting Add Comment (6)

“Return on JET-vestment“ is the term I’ve been using (along with “JET ROI“) to connote the “return on investment” that JET and JETAA have been providing for Japan in various ways, both directly and indirectly.  And it’s now particularly important for us to demonstrate Return on JET-vestment to the Japanese government and taxpayers, particularly at the prefecture and local government levels as those are the ones making the decisions as to whether to hire JETs or some other form of ALTs (e.g., dispatch companies).

Translation Challenge:

What’s the best way to convey “Return on JET-vestment” in Japanese?

Please post in the comments section below or e-mail to jetwit [at] jetwit.com.  (Commentary and thoughts on the translation is welcome as well.)

Yoroshiku!


6 comments so far...

  • Eb (DC) Said on May 18th, 2011 at 9:58 am:

    The easy way would be simply to say ジェッ投資収益, (JETtoushi shuueki) but I’ll try to come up with something more clever than that! (Forgive me if this doesn’t even make sense.)

  • Karl Rahenkamp Said on May 18th, 2011 at 10:16 am:

    JET資収益 perhaps?

  • Ayako Said on May 18th, 2011 at 6:34 pm:

    I would not traslate ROI literally.
    Investing activities (in stocks) are not as common in Japan for the general public as in the US, so the word 投資収益率 (ROI) is not used in a geral context like here.
    I think it would be better to explain it like “JETへ投資する訳” (the reason for investing in JET), but then it might have to lose the catchiness as a title.

    or “JET投資効果” (effect/benefit from investing in JET) ?

  • Beck Said on May 18th, 2011 at 9:56 pm:

    How about：
    JETペイオフ
    JETの収益
    JETの利潤
    or
    JET利子
    ？？？

  • Jojo Said on May 20th, 2011 at 1:25 pm:

    ジェット慈善効果

  • Jo McCarthy Said on May 21st, 2011 at 6:14 pm:

    What about　a more general, less financial sounding term? “JETへ投資する利益”

    I wouldn’t be too concerned about losing catchiness from a title, if the sense you want to transfer is enhanced.

    I’d go with JET rather than ジェット　because it is used on the official JET website, and most of the paperwork you see while on JET.

    Of the suggestions above, I like “JET投資効果” best.

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