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ESUJ Debate 2004 Results
Dates: 12 June 2004
Organizers: The English-Speaking Union of Japan
The Nikkei Weekly
Place: Nihon Keizai Shimbun Main Building (Otemachi)
Tournament Director: Takashi Ebihara
Motions:
Round 1: This House would not allow beef that has not been tested for BSE to be imported to Japan.
Round 2: This House believes that the Olympic Games is outmoded.
Round 3: This House would no longer build nuclear power plants.
Round 4: This House would introduce the jury system.
Semi-Finals: This House would introduce a regional system (doshu-sei) to replace the present prefectural system in Japan.
Final: This House believes that the Japanese Self Defense Forces should withdraw from Iraq.
The Results:
1st Prize: Wild but Formal
2nd Prize: AMINOS
3rd Prize: Global Family
Droopy Eyes
Results of the Preliminary Rounds:
| Rank |
Team Name |
Debater1 |
Debater2 |
Wins |
Points |
| 1 |
Global Family |
Takeo Sumino |
Leslie Hoy |
2 |
365 |
| 2 |
Droopy Eyes |
Isao Ayabe |
Shirou Kokue |
2 |
346 |
| 3 |
AMINOS |
Toshiyuki Inoue |
Rumiko Miyamoto |
2 |
338 |
| 4 |
Wild but Formal |
Kiyoharu Tsukada |
Keiko Tsuji |
1 |
333 |
| 5 |
Tokyo Stock Exchange |
Satomi Sakaguchi |
Yoshinori Oyama |
1 |
317 |
| 6 |
misojimae |
Seiichi Hamaguchi |
Masanari Hyogo |
1 |
305 |
| 7 |
W Tutti |
Hideki Tsuchiya |
Mariko Tsuchida |
0 |
320 |
| 8 |
Slimmers |
Naomi Matsuda |
Yoko Mori |
0 |
304 |
| 9 |
Once Were Warriors |
Hiroto Tasaka |
Akira Nakagri |
0 |
303 |
ESUJ Debate
2004
| The English-Speaking Union of Japan (ESUJ)
and The Nikkei Weekly (TNW) will be jointly holding its
third parliamentary-style debate competition for participants
other than university students on Saturday, June 12. The
Debate is intended to be an enjoyable opportunity for
working persons and adults to exercise their English-language
skills of persuasion. We hope to see you on June 12, at
this very special event! |
| Date: |
June 12, 2004 (Saturday) |
| Time: |
10:00 am to 7:00 pm |
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| Timetable (scheduled): |
| 10:00 |
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Opening |
| 10:20 |
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Preliminary 1 for Group A |
| 11:30 |
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Preliminary 1 for Group B |
| 12:40 |
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Preliminary 2 for Group A |
| 13:50 |
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Preliminary 2 for Group B |
| 15:20 |
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Announcement of the best 4 teams |
| 15:30 |
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Semi-finals |
| 17:00 |
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Final |
| 18:30 |
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Closing Ceremony |
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| Place: |
Conference Room, Nihon Keizai Shimbun,
Tokyo Main Building
1-9-5, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
* 1 minute from Subway Otemachi Station A1 Exit (Marunouchi-line)
or C1 Exit |
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| Qualification for application: |
Adults other than university students
Team should include one person whose first language is
not English |
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| Participation fee: Free |
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| Number of teams participating: 8
two-person teams |
| (ESUJ members are given priority of entry,
and in case applications exceed 8 teams, participating
teams will be selected by drawing). |
| Debating style: Parliamentary-style
debate. |
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