The English-Speaking
Union of Japan
University Debating Competition 2003
Results
Dates:
12 October 2003 (Preliminary Rounds)
13 October 2003 (Final Rounds)
Place: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center,
Tokyo, Japan
Tournament Director: Keiko Tsuji
Results of the Final Rounds
1st Prize:
International Christian University 2 (Mihoko Saito, Chika
Otsu)
2nd Prize:
Yokohama National University 1 (Alykulov Mirhat, Takeshi
Sasaki)
3rd Prize:
Keio University 1 (Masanori Muto, Mari Murakami)
Seikei University 1 (Atsushi Mimura, Junichiro Ito)
Quarter Finalists :
International Christian University 1 (Takanori Nagahama,
Mariko Tsuchida)
Osaka Prefecture University 1 (Chihiro Nakagawa, Masanori
Kawachi)
Tokyo Institute of Technology 1 (Toshimitsu Kiji, Chiaki
Kojima)
Tokyo Woman's Christian University 1 (Madoka Saegusa, Ai
Shiratori)
Results of the Preliminary Rounds (Quarter Finalists)
| Rank |
Team name |
Wins |
Total Points |
|
1
|
International Christian University 1 |
4
|
678
|
|
2
|
International Christian University 2 |
4
|
663
|
|
3
|
Seikei University 1 |
3
|
672
|
|
4
|
Yokohama National University 1 |
3
|
664
|
|
5
|
Osaka Prefecture University 1 |
3
|
641
|
|
6
|
Tokyo Woman’s Christian University 1 |
3
|
630
|
|
7
|
Tokyo Institute of Technology 1 |
3
|
624
|
|
8
|
Keio University 1 |
3
|
623
|
Motions:
Round 1: This House believes that Japanese baseball players
should play abroad.
Round 2: This House would ban TV commercials of consumer
credit companies.
Round 3: This House would allow surrogacy for profit.
Round 4: This House believes that the United Kingdom should
adopt the Euro.
Quarter Finals: This House would place the public security
ahead of individual human rights.
Semi Finals: This House believes that the United Nations
has failed.
Final: This House believes that the Japanese Prime Minister
should be directly chosen by the electorate.
Participating Universities (22 universities, 30 teams)
Akita University
Osaka Prefecture University
Kanda University of International Studies
University of Kitakyushu
Kyoto University
Keio University
Kobe University
International Christian University
Sanno Institute of Management
Shibaura Institute of Technology
Shumei University
Seikei University
Senshu University
Tsuda College
University of Tokyo
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Tokyo University of Fisheries
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Nanzan University
Yokohama National University
Yokohama City University
