Results of The ESUJ University Debating Competition 1998

Dates:
10 October 1998 (Preliminary and Semi-Final Debates)
13 October 1998 (Final Debate)
Venue:
International Christian University (Preliminary and Semi-Final Debate)
Keio University (Final Debate)
Tournament Director: Kyoko Ishida

Motions:
Round 1 : This House would prohibit zoos.
Round 2 : This House believes that Japan should possess nuclear weapons.
Round 3 : This House believes that the female species is deadlier than the male.
Model Debate : This House believes that character does not matter in politics.
Semi-Finals : This House prefers Sega to Shakespeare.
Final : This House would not teach English in Japanese elementary schools.
Friendly Debate : This House believes that university is a waste of time.

Results of the Preliminary Rounds

Rank	Team
1	Yokohama National University
2	Waseda University
3	Tsuda College A
4	International Christian University B
5	Seikei University B
6	Keio University B
7	Takushoku University A
8	Keio University A

Results of Final Rounds
1st Prize: International Christian University B (Chikako Oka, Takashi Yanagisawa)
2st Prize: Tsuda College A (Ayako Hayashi, Yuko Koyama)
3rd Prize: Waseda University (Tomoya Ishii, Takashi Haeno) Yokohama National University (Tomomasa Aoyama, Ichiro Samejima)

Participating Universities (20 teams from 12 universities)
International Christian University, Keio University, Komazawa University, Seikei University, Soka University, Takushoku University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Toyo Eiwa Women's University, Tsuda College, Waseda University, Yokohama National University