diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index a7c9ae6b4f..1389184d34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - name: Install python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pyyaml
       - name: Generate config.yaml
         run: python gen_config.py
       - name: Publish Site
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f744050fb6..7cbcb53e0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+generated/
 public/
 resources/
 config.yaml
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 772a335ecf..370b5844ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ help:   ## show this help
 prepare:
 	git submodule update --init
 	python gen_config.py
+	python scripts/autotranslate/releases.py
 
 TEAMS_DIR = static/gallery
 TEAMS = emeritus-maintainers maintainers docs-team triage-team survey-team web-team
@@ -43,4 +44,5 @@ html: prepare ## build the website in ./public
 
 clean: ## remove the build artifacts, mainly the "public" directory
 	rm -rf public
+	rm -rf generated/*
 
diff --git a/content/en/news.md b/content/en/news.md
index 90912211ba..8a37cb473a 100644
--- a/content/en/news.md
+++ b/content/en/news.md
@@ -319,35 +319,4 @@ Here is a list of NumPy releases, with links to release notes. Bugfix
 releases (only the `z` changes in the `x.y.z` version number) have no new
 features; minor releases (the `y` increases) do.
 
-- NumPy 1.25.1 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.25.1)) -- _8 Jul 2023_.
-- NumPy 1.24.4 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.4)) -- _26 Jun 2023_.
-- NumPy 1.25.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.25.0)) -- _17 Jun 2023_.
-- NumPy 1.24.3 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.3)) -- _22 Apr 2023_.
-- NumPy 1.24.2 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.2)) -- _5 Feb 2023_.
-- NumPy 1.24.1 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.1)) -- _26 Dec 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.24.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.0)) -- _18 Dec 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.23.5 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.5)) -- _19 Nov 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.23.4 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.4)) -- _12 Oct 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.23.3 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.3)) -- _9 Sep 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.23.2 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.2)) -- _14 Aug 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.23.1 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.1)) -- _8 Jul 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.23.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.0)) -- _22 Jun 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.22.4 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.4)) -- _20 May 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.21.6 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.21.6)) -- _12 Apr 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.22.3 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.3)) -- _7 Mar 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.22.2 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.2)) -- _3 Feb 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.22.1 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.1)) -- _14 Jan 2022_.
-- NumPy 1.22.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.0)) -- _31 Dec 2021_.
-- NumPy 1.21.5 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.21.5)) -- _19 Dec 2021_.
-- NumPy 1.21.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.21.0)) -- _22 Jun 2021_.
-- NumPy 1.20.3 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.20.3)) -- _10 May 2021_.
-- NumPy 1.20.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.20.0)) -- _30 Jan 2021_.
-- NumPy 1.19.5 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.19.5)) -- _5 Jan 2021_.
-- NumPy 1.19.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.19.0)) -- _20 Jun 2020_.
-- NumPy 1.18.4 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.4)) -- _3 May 2020_.
-- NumPy 1.17.5 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.5)) -- _1 Jan 2020_.
-- NumPy 1.18.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.0)) -- _22 Dec 2019_.
-- NumPy 1.17.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.0)) -- _26 Jul 2019_.
-- NumPy 1.16.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.16.0)) -- _14 Jan 2019_.
-- NumPy 1.15.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.15.0)) -- _23 Jul 2018_.
-- NumPy 1.14.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.14.0)) -- _7 Jan 2018_.
+{{< releases >}}
diff --git a/content/ja/news.md b/content/ja/news.md
index 8152792994..03869a4992 100644
--- a/content/ja/news.md
+++ b/content/ja/news.md
@@ -76,14 +76,4 @@ _2019年11月15日_ -- NumPyと、NumPyの重要な依存関係の1つであるO
 
 こちらがより過去のNumPy リリースのリストで、各リリースノートへのリンクが記載されています。 全てのバグフィックスリリース(バージョン番号`x.y.z` の`z`だけが変更されたもの)は新しい機能追加はされず、マイナーリリース (`y` が増えたもの)は、新しい機能追加されています。
 
-- NumPy 1.18.4 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.4)) -- _2020年5月3日_.
-- NumPy 1.18.4 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.4)) -- _2020年4月19日_.
-- NumPy 1.18.2 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.2)) -- _2020年3月17日_.
-- NumPy 1.18.1 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.1)) -- _2020年1月6日_.
-- NumPy 1.17.5 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.5)) -- _2020年1月1日_.
-- NumPy 1.18.0 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.0)) -- _2019年12月22日_.
-- NumPy 1.17.4 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.4)) -- _2019年10月11日_.
-- NumPy 1.17.0 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.0)) -- _2019年7月26日_.
-- NumPy 1.16.0 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.16.0)) -- _2019年1月14日_.
-- NumPy 1.15.0 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.15.0)) -- _2018年7月23日_.
-- NumPy 1.14.0 ([リリースノート](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.14.0)) -- _2018年1月7日_.
+{{< releases >}}
diff --git a/content/pt/news.md b/content/pt/news.md
index dd7a55e3c8..a422f77d3b 100644
--- a/content/pt/news.md
+++ b/content/pt/news.md
@@ -76,14 +76,4 @@ Mais detalhes sobre nossas propostas e resultados esperados podem ser encontrado
 
 Aqui está uma lista de versões do NumPy, com links para notas de lançamento. Todos os lançamentos de bugfix (apenas o `z` muda no formato `x.y.z` do número da versão) não tem novos recursos; versões menores (o `y` aumenta) contém novos recursos.
 
-- NumPy 1.18.4 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.4)) -- _3 de maio de 2020_.
-- NumPy 1.18.3 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.3)) -- _19 de abril de 2020_.
-- NumPy 1.18.2 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.2)) -- _17 de março de 2020_.
-- NumPy 1.18.1 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.1)) -- _6 de janeiro de 2020_.
-- NumPy 1.17.5 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.5)) -- _1 de janeiro de 2020_.
-- NumPy 1.18.0 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.0)) -- _22 de dezembro de 2019_.
-- NumPy 1.17.4 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.4)) -- _11 de novembro de 2019_.
-- NumPy 1.17.0 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.0)) -- _26 de julho de 2019_.
-- NumPy 1.16.0 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.16.0)) -- _14 de janeiro de 2019_.
-- NumPy 1.15.0 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.15.0)) -- _23 de julho de 2018_.
-- NumPy 1.14.0 ([notas de lançamento](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.14.0)) -- _7 de janeiro de 2018_.
+{{< releases >}}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/releases.html b/layouts/shortcodes/releases.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b160ead07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/releases.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{{ $lang := .Page.Lang }}
+{{ $path := printf "generated/releases/%s/releases.md" $lang }}
+{{ readFile $path | markdownify }}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5500f007d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PyYAML
diff --git a/scripts/autotranslate/__init__.py b/scripts/autotranslate/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ad02fe948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/autotranslate/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os
+import yaml
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def get_languages():
+    """Get languages that are currently active on website."""
+    current_dir = Path(__file__)
+    toplevel_dir = current_dir.parent.parent.parent
+    config_path = toplevel_dir / "config.yaml"
+    with open(config_path) as f:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    return list(data["languages"])
+
+
+def translate_file(
+        input_filepath: str, output_filepath: str, translation_func: callable
+) -> None:
+    """Apply translation function to text in a file and save to new location.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    input_filepath : str
+        Path to file to be translated
+    output_filepath : str
+        Path where translated file will be saved.
+    translation_func : callable
+        Function from str to str which translates input.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    None
+    """
+    with open(input_filepath, 'r') as input_file:
+        data = input_file.read()
+
+    transformed_data = translation_func(data)
+
+    with open(output_filepath, 'w') as output_file:
+        output_file.write(transformed_data)
diff --git a/scripts/autotranslate/autotranslate_common.py b/scripts/autotranslate/autotranslate_common.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d936e582de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/autotranslate/autotranslate_common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import os
+import yaml
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def get_languages():
+    """Get languages that are currently active on website."""
+    current_dir = Path(__file__)
+    toplevel_dir = current_dir.parent.parent.parent
+    config_path = toplevel_dir / "config.yaml"
+    with open(config_path) as f:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    return list(data["languages"])
+
+
+def translate_file(
+        input_filepath: str, output_filepath: str, translation_func: callable
+) -> None:
+    """Apply translation function each line in a file and save to new location.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    input_filepath : str
+        Path to file to be translated
+    output_filepath : str
+        Path where translated file will be saved.
+    translation_func : callable
+        Function from str to str which translates one line of input.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    None
+    """
+    with open(input_filepath, 'r') as input_file:
+        lines = input_file.readlines()
+    output = []
+    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line:
+            continue
+        try:
+            output.append(translation_func(line))
+        except ValueError as e:
+            print(f"Problem with input line {i+t}, {line}")
+    output = "\n".join(output) + "\n"
+    with open(output_filepath, 'w') as output_file:
+        output_file.write(output)
diff --git a/scripts/autotranslate/data/releases.md b/scripts/autotranslate/data/releases.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b3f220384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/autotranslate/data/releases.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+- NumPy 1.25.1 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.25.1)) -- _8 Jul 2023_.
+- NumPy 1.24.4 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.4)) -- _26 Jun 2023_.
+- NumPy 1.25.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.25.0)) -- _17 Jun 2023_.
+- NumPy 1.24.3 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.3)) -- _22 Apr 2023_.
+- NumPy 1.24.2 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.2)) -- _5 Feb 2023_.
+- NumPy 1.24.1 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.1)) -- _26 Dec 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.24.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.24.0)) -- _18 Dec 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.23.5 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.5)) -- _19 Nov 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.23.4 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.4)) -- _12 Oct 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.23.3 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.3)) -- _9 Sep 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.23.2 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.2)) -- _14 Aug 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.23.1 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.1)) -- _8 Jul 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.23.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.23.0)) -- _22 Jun 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.22.4 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.4)) -- _20 May 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.21.6 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.21.6)) -- _12 Apr 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.22.3 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.3)) -- _7 Mar 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.22.2 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.2)) -- _3 Feb 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.22.1 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.1)) -- _14 Jan 2022_.
+- NumPy 1.22.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.22.0)) -- _31 Dec 2021_.
+- NumPy 1.21.5 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.21.5)) -- _19 Dec 2021_.
+- NumPy 1.21.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.21.0)) -- _22 Jun 2021_.
+- NumPy 1.20.3 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.20.3)) -- _10 May 2021_.
+- NumPy 1.20.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.20.0)) -- _30 Jan 2021_.
+- NumPy 1.19.5 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.19.5)) -- _5 Jan 2021_.
+- NumPy 1.19.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.19.0)) -- _20 Jun 2020_.
+- NumPy 1.18.4 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.4)) -- _3 May 2020_.
+- NumPy 1.17.5 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.5)) -- _1 Jan 2020_.
+- NumPy 1.18.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.18.0)) -- _22 Dec 2019_.
+- NumPy 1.17.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.17.0)) -- _26 Jul 2019_.
+- NumPy 1.16.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.16.0)) -- _14 Jan 2019_.
+- NumPy 1.15.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.15.0)) -- _23 Jul 2018_.
+- NumPy 1.14.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v1.14.0)) -- _7 Jan 2018_.
diff --git a/scripts/autotranslate/releases.py b/scripts/autotranslate/releases.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d6dc04ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/autotranslate/releases.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+"""Automatic translation of list of releases.
+
+To add a new language:
+
+First add a function that translates an English datestring of the form "%d %b
+%Y" to the corresponding string in the target language to the dictionary
+``translate_date_funcs``, keyed by the associated two letter language code.
+
+Second, add a translation for the English phrase "release notes" to the
+``release_notes`` dictionary, keyed by the associated two letter language
+code.
+
+At build time, the releases.md file at
+
+    ``"scripts/autotranslate/data/releases.md"``
+
+will be translated and translations will be added to
+
+    ``"generated/releases/xx/releases.md"``
+
+for language codes xx corresponding to languages for which translations will
+be published.
+"""
+
+
+import functools
+import os
+import re
+import yaml
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from autotranslate_common import get_languages, translate_file
+
+
+month_names_pt = [
+        "janeiro", "fevereiro", "março", "abril", "maio", "junho", 
+        "julho", "agosto", "setembro", "outubro", "novembro", "dezembro"
+]
+
+
+def translate_date_en_ja(date_string: str) -> str:
+    date_object = datetime.strptime(date_string, "%d %b %Y")
+    output = date_object.strftime("%Y年%m月%d日")
+    # Remove zero padding if needed before return
+    return output.replace("年0", "年").replace("月0", "月")
+
+
+def translate_date_en_pt(date_string: str) -> str:
+    date_object = datetime.strptime(date_string, "%d %b %Y")
+    return (
+        f"{date_object.day} de {month_names_pt[date_object.month - 1]}"
+        f" de {date_object.year}"
+    )
+
+
+translate_date_funcs = {
+    "pt": translate_date_en_pt,
+    "ja": translate_date_en_ja,
+}
+
+
+def translate_date(date_string, language_code):
+    return translate_date_funcs[language_code](date_string)
+
+
+release_notes = {
+    "pt": "notas de versão",
+    "ja": "リリースノート",
+}
+
+
+def _translate_release_line(release_line: str, language_code: str) -> str:
+    """Translate a single line from releases file."""
+    if language_code not in release_notes:
+        # Fall back to no translation if language is unsupported.
+        return release_line
+    pattern = (
+        r"- NumPy (?P<version>\d+\.\d+\.\d+) "
+        r"\(\[release notes\]\((?P<url>.+)\)\) "
+        r"-- _(?P<date>.+)_\."
+    )
+    match = re.search(pattern, release_line)
+    if not match:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid input for release_line, {release_line}")
+    version = match.group("version")
+    url = match.group("url")
+    date = match.group("date")
+    return (
+        f"- NumPy {version} ([{release_notes[language_code]}]({url})) --"
+        f" _{translate_date(date, language_code)}_."
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    current_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+    toplevel_dir = current_dir.parent.parent
+    releases_path = current_dir / "data" / "releases.md"
+    for language_code in get_languages():
+        destination_dir = toplevel_dir / "generated" / "releases" / language_code
+        os.makedirs(destination_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        outpath = destination_dir / "releases.md"
+        translate_func = functools.partial(
+            _translate_release_line, language_code=language_code
+        )
+        translate_file(releases_path, outpath, translate_func)