Juliet Winters Carpenter (born 1948) is an American translator of modern Japanese literature.
After completing her graduate studies in 1973, she returned to Japan in 1975, where she became involved in translation efforts and teaching.
Carpenter is a devotee of traditional Japanese music and is a licensed instructor of the koto and shamisen.
Carpenter retired to Whidbey Island in Washington State with her husband Bruce, professor emeritus of Tezukayama University.
Her translation of The Great Passage by Shion Miura, an audiobook read by Brian Nishii, won the 2017 Golden Earphones Award.