Results of the ESUJ University Debating Competition 2002

Dates:
13 October 2002 (Preliminary Debates)
14 October 2002 (Final Debates)

Place: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo, Japan

Tournament Director: Mika Hoshino

Motions:
Round 1: This House prefers an early marriage.
若い時期の結婚は望ましい。

Round 2: This House believes that the Japanese Government should not provide economic assistance to North Korea.
日本政府は北朝鮮に経済援助を行なうべきでない。

Round 3: This House would reward employees more for their inventions.
従業員は自らの発明に対し、より報いられるべきである。

Round 4: This House believes that the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions should also be imposed on developing countries.
発展途上国に対しても温室効果ガスの削減を義務付けるべきである。

Quarter Finals: This House would freeze the further construction of highways in Japan.
日本の高速道路の更なる建設を凍結すべきである。

Semi Finals: This House believes that the Japanese Government should support the domestic movie industry.
日本政府は国産映画産業を支援すべきである。

Final: This House believes that weapons of mass destruction are necessary to maintain international security.
大量破壊兵器は国際安全保障の維持に必要である。

Results of the Preliminary Rounds (Quarter Finalists)

1 International Christian University 1 4 674
2 International Christian University 2 4 664
3 University of Kitakyushu 1 4 609
4 University of Kitakyushu 2 3 612
5 Tokyo Institute of Technology 2 3 595
6 Shumei University 1 3 591
7 Shumei University 2 3 569
8 Seikei University 1 3 564

Results of the Final Rounds

1st Prize:
University of Kitakyushu 1 (Ueno Eri, Watanabe Tomoe)
2nd Prize:
Tokyo Institute of Technology 2 (Kiji Toshimitsu, Mizukami Takashi)
3rd Prize:
International Christian University 2 (Tsuji Keiko, Yabe Maiko)
Seikei University 1 (Hirano Yoichi, Kuroda Yuko)

Quarter Finalists :
International Christian University 1 (Hokonohara Takeshi, Miyagishi Maki)
Shumei University 1 (Isezaki Daisuke, Takemitsu Sho)
Shumei University 2 (Ohashi Haruka, Sagawa Erika)
University of Kitakyushu 2 (Sakaguchi Tomoko, Yoshihara Takahaya)

Participating Universities (21 universities, 30 teams)

Akita University
International Christian University
Kanda University of International Studies
Keio University
Kobe University
Nara Women's University
Osaka University
Osaka Prefecture University
Seikei University
Senshu University
Shibaura Institute of Technology
Shumei University
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo University of Fisheries
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Tsuda College
University of Kitakyushu
University of Tokyo
Yokohama National University
Yokohama City University