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ESUJ-TNW
Debate 2005 ~Debate Competition for Adults
Our 4th Debate Competition for non-students took place, on Saturday, June 11. Jointly organized by ESUJ and the Nikkei Weekly, it was held at the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Main Building, with nine teams engaging in heated debate. Once again this year there were first-timers among the participants, as well as the usual strong competitors, our first husband-and-wife team, former members of student debating societies, and an Egyptian doing research in Japan, cheered on by his family! Preliminary round motions producing lively debate were: 1. This House would end state ownership of broadcasting; 2. This House would allow casinos in Japan; 3. This House believes that India offers better opportunities to Japan than China; and 4. This House would obligate a husband to take childcare leave. The semi-final motion was: This House calls for urgent action on global warming. The Finals motion was a timely but difficult topic: This House believes that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are not beneficial to employees. All debates were of a high level, thanks to the knowledge and experience of our adult debaters, and received abundant applause from the audience. Having failed to take top place last year, the AMINOS team of Toshiyuki Inoue and Rumiko Miyamoto vindicated their honor splendidly by winning the championship this year. Thanks to the cooperation of our many volunteers, it was a very exciting day.
Note: During the debate, a mistake was made in processing the judge sheets, which passed unnoticed. We are very sorry for the annoyance this caused. To prevent this happening again, we plan to strengthen checking procedures and improve the judge sheet.
ESUJ-TNW Debate 2005 Results
| Organizer: |
The English-Speaking Union of Japan
The Nikkei Weekly |
| Date: |
Saturday, June 11, 2005 |
| Place: |
Nihon Keizai Shimbun Main Building (Otemachi) |
| Tournament Director: |
Kiyoharu Tsukada |
Motions:
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Round 1:
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This House would end state ownership
of broadcasting.
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Round 2:
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This House would allow casinos in Japan.
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Round 3:
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This House believes that India offers
better opportunities to Japan than China.
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Round 4:
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This House would obligate a husband
to take childcare leave.
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| Semi-Finals: |
This House calls for urgent action on global
warming. |
| Final : |
This House believes that mergers and acquisitions
(M&A) are not beneficial
to employees. |
The Results:
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1st Prize:
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Aminos
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（Toshiyuki Inoue / Rumiko Miyamoto）
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2nd Prize:
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Got it!
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（Kazuko Enda / Hitoshi Enda）
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3rd Prize:
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Nonoka & Saori
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（Norio Sakurai / Toru Watanabe）
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Lion and Penguin
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（Hiroaki Hamaya / Chika Ootsu）
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Participants:
| Aminos |
Toshiyuki Inoue |
Rumiko Miyamoto |
| BearingPoint Co., Ltd. Analysts |
Takanori Nagahama |
Morimoto Hayashi |
| Got it! |
Kazuko Enda |
Hitoshi Enda |
| Hybrid Eco POI |
Takeshi Hokonohara |
Maho Sasada |
| Kashiwa International debate Club |
Naoki Matsuura |
Magdi E. Khalil |
| Lion and Penguin |
Hiroaki Hamaya |
Chika Ootsu |
| Nonoka & Saori |
Norio Sakurai |
Toru Watanabe |
| Peony and Rose |
Yoko Mori |
Naomi Matsuda |
| rookey spirit |
Shirou Kokue |
Katsutoshi Kato |
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