Results of the ESUJ University Debating Competition 2001

Dates:
7 October 2001 (Preliminary Debates)
8 October 2001 (Final Debates)

Place: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo, Japan

Tournament Director: Shunsuke　Shiozuka

Motions:
Round 1:
This House would eradicate crows.
カラスを撲滅すべきである。

Round 2:
This House would allow parents to genetically design their children.
両親に子供の遺伝的デザインを許可する。

Round 3:
This House believes that Japan should assist the U.S. reprisal against the Taliban.
日本はタリバンへのアメリカによる軍事的報復を支援すべきである。

Round 4:
This House believes that free trade benefits the developing world.
自由貿易は発展途上国に利益となる。

Quarter Finals:
This House believes that the postal service should be privatized.
郵政事業は民営化されるべきである。

Semi Finals:
This House believes that smokers should pay higher insurance fees.
喫煙者はより高い健康保険料を払うべきである。

Final:
This House believes that a nation's history textbooks are its own affair.
歴史教科書は自国の問題である。

Results of the Preliminary Rounds (Quarter Finalists)

Rank Team Name Wins Points 1 International Christian University　2 4 681 2 Tsuda　College　2 3 691 3 Keio　University　1 3 657 4 Ferris University 1 3 611 5 Seikei　University　1 3 606 6 Shumei　University　1 3 595 7 Senshu　University　1 3 571 8 University of Kitakyushu 1 3 545

Results of the Final Rounds
1st Prize:
International Christian University 2 (Kimiko Akita, Takashi Ikeda)

2nd Prize:
Tsuda College 2 (Mika Hoshino, Reiko Shindo)

3rd Prize:
Ferris University 1 (Aya Tezawa, Motoko Kato)
Shumei University 1 (Yuichi Shikanai, Katsutoshi Katou)

Quarter Finalists :
Keio University 1 (Shinjirou Kimura, Yoshihide Abe )
Seikei University 1 (Shiro Kokue, Azusa Shirono)
Senshu University 1 (Shinichi Motohashi, Satoru Fukamachi)
University of Kitakyushu 1 (Takanobu Motoyama, Makoto Suenaga)

Participating Universities (20 universities, 30 teams)
Akita University
Ferris University
International Christian University
Kanda University of International Studies
Keio University
Kobe College
Kobe University
Nanzan University
Seikei University
Senshu University
Shumei University
Soka University
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo University of Fisheries
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Toyo Eiwa University
Tsuda College
University of Kitakyushu
Yokohama National University