diff --git a/papers/ac-paper-cards.sty b/papers/ac-paper-cards.sty
index 7cdfdef727..02fc64d114 100644
--- a/papers/ac-paper-cards.sty
+++ b/papers/ac-paper-cards.sty
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
   Path=../../system/public/type/webfonts/,
   Extension=.ttf
 ]
+% CJK font for translation labels on title page
+\newfontfamily\accjk{Droid Sans Fallback}
 
 % === COLORS (AC palette) ===
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
diff --git a/papers/arxiv-plork/plork-cards.tex b/papers/arxiv-plork/plork-cards.tex
index 37f9cc9b31..625b7dcce7 100644
--- a/papers/arxiv-plork/plork-cards.tex
+++ b/papers/arxiv-plork/plork-cards.tex
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 \vspace{0.2em}
 {\footnotesize\color{acgray} March 2026 · Revision 2}\par
 \vspace{0.3em}
-{\footnotesize\color{acgray}\href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv-da-cards.pdf}{Dansk} · \href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv-es-cards.pdf}{Español} · \href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv-zh-cards.pdf}{Chinese} · \href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv-ja-cards.pdf}{Japanese}}\par
+{\footnotesize\color{acgray}\href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv-da-cards.pdf}{Dansk} · \href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv-es-cards.pdf}{Español} · \href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv-zh-cards.pdf}{{\accjk 中文}} · \href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv-ja-cards.pdf}{{\accjk 日本語}}}\par
 \end{center}
 \vspace*{\fill}
 
@@ -485,21 +485,21 @@ OLPC failed for reasons that are now well-documented~\citep{kraemer2009olpc}: th
 \acos{} inverts every one of these failure modes:
 
 \begin{table}[h]
-\small
+\footnotesize
 \centering
-\begin{tabularx}{\columnwidth}{lXX}
+\begin{tabular}{p{0.22\linewidth}p{0.35\linewidth}p{0.35\linewidth}}
 \toprule
-\textbf{OLPC Failure Mode} & \textbf{OLPC} & \textbf{AC OS} \\
+\textbf{Failure Mode} & \textbf{OLPC} & \textbf{AC OS} \\
 \midrule
 Hardware & Purpose-built XO (\$188) & Surplus laptops (\$50), already manufactured \\
 Form factor & Unfamiliar to users & Standard laptop, already known \\
 Repair & Proprietary parts & Commodity hardware, locally serviceable \\
-Software & Sugar OS (novel, no ecosystem) & AC OS (purpose-built but self-updating) \\
-Deployment & Government ministry coordination & One person with USB drives \\
+Software & Sugar OS (no ecosystem) & AC OS (self-updating) \\
+Deployment & Gov't ministry coordination & One person with USB drives \\
 Per-unit cost & \$188 + logistics & \$50 hardware + \$0 software \\
-Scale achieved & 3M units over 10 years & 240M machines already exist \\
+Scale & 3M units over 10 years & 240M machines already exist \\
 \bottomrule
-\end{tabularx}
+\end{tabular}
 \caption{OLPC failure modes and AC OS counterparts.}
 \label{tab:olpc}
 \end{table}
diff --git a/papers/arxiv-plork/plork.tex b/papers/arxiv-plork/plork.tex
index 0f7f7aded3..5f0948ff9c 100644
--- a/papers/arxiv-plork/plork.tex
+++ b/papers/arxiv-plork/plork.tex
@@ -582,21 +582,21 @@ OLPC failed for reasons that are now well-documented~\citep{kraemer2009olpc}: th
 \acos{} inverts every one of these failure modes:
 
 \begin{table}[h]
-\small
+\footnotesize
 \centering
-\begin{tabularx}{\columnwidth}{lXX}
+\begin{tabular}{p{0.22\linewidth}p{0.35\linewidth}p{0.35\linewidth}}
 \toprule
-\textbf{OLPC Failure Mode} & \textbf{OLPC} & \textbf{AC OS} \\
+\textbf{Failure Mode} & \textbf{OLPC} & \textbf{AC OS} \\
 \midrule
 Hardware & Purpose-built XO (\$188) & Surplus laptops (\$50), already manufactured \\
 Form factor & Unfamiliar to users & Standard laptop, already known \\
 Repair & Proprietary parts & Commodity hardware, locally serviceable \\
-Software & Sugar OS (novel, no ecosystem) & AC OS (purpose-built but self-updating) \\
-Deployment & Government ministry coordination & One person with USB drives \\
+Software & Sugar OS (no ecosystem) & AC OS (self-updating) \\
+Deployment & Gov't ministry coordination & One person with USB drives \\
 Per-unit cost & \$188 + logistics & \$50 hardware + \$0 software \\
-Scale achieved & 3M units over 10 years & 240M machines already exist \\
+Scale & 3M units over 10 years & 240M machines already exist \\
 \bottomrule
-\end{tabularx}
+\end{tabular}
 \caption{OLPC failure modes and AC OS counterparts.}
 \label{tab:olpc}
 \end{table}
diff --git a/papers/cards-convert.mjs b/papers/cards-convert.mjs
index 5b2b881419..6bbee2ebe5 100644
--- a/papers/cards-convert.mjs
+++ b/papers/cards-convert.mjs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const PAPER_MAP = {
   "arxiv-notepat": { base: "notepat", title: "notepat{\\color{acpurple}.}{\\color{acpink}com}", siteName: "notepat-26-arxiv" },
   "arxiv-os": { base: "os", title: "AC Native OS '26", siteName: "ac-native-os-26-arxiv" },
   "arxiv-pieces": { base: "pieces", title: "Pieces Not Programs", siteName: "pieces-not-programs-26-arxiv" },
-  "arxiv-plork": { base: "plork", title: "PLOrk'ing the Planet", siteName: "plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv", translations: { da: "Dansk", es: "Español", zh: "Chinese", ja: "Japanese" } },
+  "arxiv-plork": { base: "plork", title: "PLOrk'ing the Planet", siteName: "plorking-the-planet-26-arxiv", translations: { da: "Dansk", es: "Español", zh: "中文", ja: "日本語" } },
   "arxiv-sustainability": { base: "sustainability", title: "Who Pays for Creative Tools?", siteName: "who-pays-for-creative-tools-26-arxiv" },
   "arxiv-whistlegraph": { base: "whistlegraph", title: "Whistlegraph", siteName: "whistlegraph-26-arxiv" },
   "arxiv-complex": { base: "complex", title: "Sucking on the Complex", siteName: "sucking-on-the-complex-26-arxiv" },
@@ -177,10 +177,13 @@ function generateCardsTeX(dir, info, parsed) {
   const subtitle = parsed.subtitle || "";
 
   // Translation links for title card
+  const cjkLangs = new Set(["zh", "ja", "ko"]);
   const translationLinks = info.translations
     ? Object.entries(info.translations)
-        .map(([code, label]) =>
-          `\\href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/${info.siteName}-${code}-cards.pdf}{${label}}`)
+        .map(([code, label]) => {
+          const displayLabel = cjkLangs.has(code) ? `{\\accjk ${label}}` : label;
+          return `\\href{https://papers.aesthetic.computer/${info.siteName}-${code}-cards.pdf}{${displayLabel}}`;
+        })
         .join(" · ")
     : "";