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400 | 5 | SF | Japan BP 2011 | TH supports hacktivism as a legitimate form of protest. | null | japan | 2,011 |
401 | 6 | GF | Japan BP 2011 | THBT Saudi Arabia should prohibit Afgans, Pakistanis and all citizens of countries with Al Qaeda basesto go to Mecca to perform their Hajj and/or Umrah as part of war on terror. | null | japan | 2,011 |
402 | 0 | R1 | Japan BP 2010 | THBT leaking classified information is justified. | null | japan | 2,010 |
403 | 1 | R2 | Japan BP 2010 | THBT governments should force patients of witchdoctors to attend medical institutions. | null | japan | 2,010 |
404 | 2 | R3 | Japan BP 2010 | THW allow deaf couples to use medical technology to ensure that they have deaf offspring. | null | japan | 2,010 |
405 | 3 | R4 | Japan BP 2010 | THW subsidize print media. | null | japan | 2,010 |
406 | 4 | SF | Japan BP 2010 | THBT French government should stop expelling Romanies and rather focus on integrating them into society. | null | japan | 2,010 |
407 | 5 | GF | Japan BP 2010 | THBT African nations should have a permanent rotating seat on the UN Security Counsil. | null | japan | 2,010 |
408 | 6 | Rookie GF | Japan BP 2010 | THBT governments should financially support abortion for socio-economically deprived populations. | null | japan | 2,010 |
409 | 0 | R1: | Seikei Joint 2022(6.11) | THW strictly prohibit the media from broadcasting news of suicide. | null | japan | 2,022 |
410 | 1 | R2: | Seikei Joint 2022(6.11) | THW teach children about investing in the school curriculum. | In this debate, investing means to put money into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit. | japan | 2,022 |
411 | 2 | R3: | Seikei Joint 2022(6.11) | THW prohibit corporations from accessing the criminal records of their job applicants. | null | japan | 2,022 |
412 | 0 | R1: | Seikei Joint 2021 | THW introduce grade skipping in compulsory education | null | japan | 2,021 |
413 | 1 | R2: | Seikei Joint 2021 | THW prohibit anonymous writing on Internet | null | japan | 2,021 |
414 | 0 | R1: | Seikei Joint 2019 | THW criminalize the payment of ransom to terrorist groups. | null | japan | 2,019 |
415 | 1 | R2: | Seikei Joint 2019 | THW allow parents to vote on behalf of children who are under the age of vote. | null | japan | 2,019 |
416 | 2 | R3: | Seikei Joint 2019 | THW make multinational companies operating in developing countries adhere to environmental standards of their country of origin. | null | japan | 2,019 |
417 | 0 | R1: | Seikei Joint 2018 | THW impose a fat tax on junk food. | null | japan | 2,018 |
418 | 1 | R2: | Seikei Joint 2018 | THW deprive elderly people of their car licenses. | null | japan | 2,018 |
419 | 2 | R3: | Seikei Joint 2018 | THBT long-distance relationship is better than short-distance relationship in love. | null | japan | 2,018 |
420 | 0 | R1: | Seikei Joint 2017 | THW legalize marijuana. | null | japan | 2,017 |
421 | 1 | R2: | Seikei Joint 2017 | THW allow corporal punishment for education. | null | japan | 2,017 |
422 | 2 | R3: | Seikei Joint 2017 | TH, as you, would declare love for A today. | A is your friend. You have been in love with A. However, you are not sure what A thinks about you. One day, you know TOMORROW is the last day of earth… | japan | 2,017 |
423 | 0 | R1: In criminal trials, TH prefers using Al judges to human judges/juries. | 2021 West (11.6) | In criminal trials, Al judges independently reach a verdict based on programmed algorithms. These algorithms, which are introduced and updated by human beings, use large data sets (such as precedents) and statistical modeling to predict the likelihood of a person being guilty and decide what sentence is the most appropriate. High-end models of Al judges are also capable of examining and improving their criteria for judgment on their own. | null | japan | 2,021 |
424 | 1 | R2: | 2021 West (11.6) | In aging societies, THW tax workers who are not living with their elderly parents. | null | japan | 2,021 |
425 | 2 | R3: | 2021 West (11.6) | TH regrets the glorification of continuous self-improvement. | null | japan | 2,021 |
426 | 3 | GF: | 2021 West (11.6) | TH prefers a world in which social media sites were founded on a subscription-based revenue model rather than an ad-based revenue model. | Under a subscription-based revenue model, most of a business's revenue would come from the customer's regular (typically monthly or annually) payment. Businesses such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Slack use this kind of revenue model. Under an ad (=advertisement) based revenue model, most of a business's revenue would come from ad fees. This kind of revenue model is prevalent among social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. In these cases, businesses pay ad fees to social media sites to have their ads appear. Also, ad fees are often decided by the number of clicks an ad gets (i.e. the more clicks an ad gets, the higher the ad fee becomes), which incentivizes social media sites to target ads to specific individuals based on information the site has collected (e.g. cookies, history of smartphone use etc). | japan | 2,021 |
427 | 0 | R1 | 2019 East | THW censor and remove all contents (including books and tweets) which are deemed to be anti-vaccination. | null | japan | 2,019 |
428 | 1 | R2 | 2019 East | TH, as ASEAN member states, would pursue relationship with China as opposed to the US. | null | japan | 2,019 |
429 | 2 | R3 | 2019 East | THBT oppressed minorities should emphasize individualism over collectivism to their children. | INDIVIDUALISM and COLLECTISM describe the attitude of individuals to their communities.In individualism, people prefer to act as individuals rather than members of groups. Collectivism focuses on cohesiveness and group goals, sometimes at the expense of individual interest. | japan | 2,019 |
430 | 3 | R4 | 2019 East | THBT sexual fidelity should not be a criterion to measure the strength of love. | SEXUAL FIDELITY refers to the attitude or behavior of someone who is willing to have sex only with their husband, wife or partner. | japan | 2,019 |
431 | 0 | R1 | 2019 West | THR the narrative “experience of hardship and agony is necessary for success”. | null | japan | 2,019 |
432 | 1 | R2 | 2019 West | TH celebrates the increasing number of children going to cram schools. | null | japan | 2,019 |
433 | 2 | R3 | 2019 West | THBT multinational corporations operating in developing nations should be compelled to follow the strict environmental standards of western liberal democracies. | null | japan | 2,019 |
434 | 3 | R4 | 2019 West | In countries where conscription exists exclusively for men, THBT feminists should advocate for the conscription of women. | null | japan | 2,019 |
435 | 4 | QF | 2019 West | THW ban slum tourism run and profited by people living outside the slum. | null | japan | 2,019 |
436 | 5 | SF | 2019 West | THBT people who currently promote vegetarianism on animal welfare grounds should instead advocate for consumption of products where the production process treats animals well. e.g.) products with “Certified Animal Welfare Claims” like “cage free”products. | null | japan | 2,019 |
437 | 6 | GF | 2019 West | TH regrets the use of derogatory terms currently used for cigarette smokers. e.g.) Yanikasu | null | japan | 2,019 |
438 | 0 | R1 | 2018 East | This house would not give medical treatment to patients of attempted suicide. | null | japan | 2,018 |
439 | 1 | R2 | 2018 East | This house regrets the China-Vatican deal on the appointment of Chinese bishops. | Before this agreement below. Chinese Catholics were split between a faction that registered with the State-controlled Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA), and an underground Catholic community that swore loyalty only to the Pope. The CPA had appointed Chinese bishops in the past, who were excommunicated by the Vatican church. The new deal makes the Vatican recognize China’s system of nominating its own bishops, but gives the Pope veto powers over new nominations. | japan | 2,018 |
440 | 2 | R3 | 2018 East | This house believes that liberal democracies should actively combat the rise of right wing populism (e.g. suppressing their speech acts, dismantling their political parties). | null | japan | 2,018 |
441 | 3 | R4 | 2018 East | This house believes that feminist movement should seek a ban on contents that sexually objectify women (including but not limited to some pornography and animated characters on magazines). | null | japan | 2,018 |
442 | 0 | R1 | 2017 East | THW ban sacreligious expressions | null | japan | 2,017 |
443 | 1 | R2 | 2017 East | THBT the media should anonymize the identity of convicted criminals (incl, but not limited to their age, face, and race/nationality) | null | japan | 2,017 |
444 | 2 | R3 | 2017 East | THBT economic development organizations (e.g. IMF, WB) should not make aid conditional upon trade liberalization | null | japan | 2,017 |
445 | 3 | R4 | 2017 East | THR the western feminist narrative that regards victims revealing their marks of domestic violence as a form of female empowemrment | null | japan | 2,017 |
446 | 4 | Pre-QF | 2017 East | THBT countries with booming populations should allocate every adult a single tradable permit to have a child. | null | japan | 2,017 |
447 | 5 | QF | 2017 East | THW ban private ownerships of land. | null | japan | 2,017 |
448 | 6 | SF | 2017 East | THW legalize unconditional euthanasia. | null | japan | 2,017 |
449 | 7 | GF | 2017 East | TH prefers technocracy to democracy as a system for governance. | null | japan | 2,017 |
450 | 0 | R1 | 2017 West | THW legalize duels to the death under government supervision | null | japan | 2,017 |
451 | 1 | R2 | 2017 West | TH, as Japan, regrets quality supremacy | Quality supremacy: concept that the quality of products is the most significant one for business. And companies often seek for quality beyond the necessity. | japan | 2,017 |
452 | 2 | R3 | 2017 West | THW abolish tax execmptions for religious organizations which neglect LGBT rights | null | japan | 2,017 |
453 | 3 | R4 | 2017 West | THBT states should not make contracts with private military contractors in combat roles | null | japan | 2,017 |
454 | 4 | QF | 2017 West | TH opposes specialization of female athletes. | null | japan | 2,017 |
455 | 5 | SF | 2017 West | THW require university graduates to move to economically deprived areas for a substantial period of time after graduation. | null | japan | 2,017 |
456 | 6 | GF | 2017 West | TH opooses careerism. | null | japan | 2,017 |
457 | 0 | R1 | 2016 Kansai Preliminary | THW ban international aid charities from sensational graphic, or overly-emotional images of suffering in fundraising and advertising campaigns. | null | japan | 2,016 |
458 | 1 | R2 | 2016 Kansai Preliminary | THW require all the religious schools to teach atheism in their compulsory curriculum. | null | japan | 2,016 |
459 | 2 | R3 | 2016 Kansai Preliminary | THBT LGBTQIA + movements should oppose comedians which use transvestism as a joke. | null | japan | 2,016 |
460 | 3 | R4 | 2016 Kansai Preliminary | THW ban Hate Speech. | null | japan | 2,016 |
461 | 0 | R1 | 2016 Kanto preliminary | THW ban all procedures to alter one’s racial appearance. | null | japan | 2,016 |
462 | 1 | R2 | 2016 Kanto preliminary | THW make the board of executives criminally liable if their workers commit suicide due to overwork. | null | japan | 2,016 |
463 | 2 | R3 | 2016 Kanto preliminary | THR western media demonizing Islamic terrorists rather than portraying them as criminals with legitimate grievances. | null | japan | 2,016 |
464 | 3 | R4 | 2016 Kanto preliminary | TH opposes the marketing of indigenous cultures for the purpose of tourism. | null | japan | 2,016 |
465 | 4 | OF | 2016 Kanto preliminary | THBT prominent civil society activists should choose not to run for elected office. | null | japan | 2,016 |
466 | 5 | QF | 2016 Kanto preliminary | As feminists, TH opposes FEMEN | FEMEN is a feminist activist group intended to protect women’s rights. The organization became internationally known for organizing controversial topless protests against sex tourism, religious institutions, sexism, homophobia and other social, national and international topics. The organization describes itself as “fighting patriarchy in its three manifestations – sexual exploitation of women, dictatorship and religion” and has started that its goal is “sextremism serving to protect women’s rights” | japan | 2,016 |
467 | 6 | SF | 2016 Kanto preliminary | TH supports prisoner’s unionization. | null | japan | 2,016 |
468 | 7 | GF | 2016 Kanto preliminary | THBT post conflict societies should recruit rebel soldiers into state army. | null | japan | 2,016 |
469 | 0 | R1 | 2015 Kansai preliminary | THBT companies do not have the right to prohibit their employees from engaging in a romantic relationship. | null | japan | 2,015 |
470 | 1 | R2 | 2015 Kansai preliminary | TH Supports the rights of athletes to make political expressions at international sporting events. | null | japan | 2,015 |
471 | 2 | R3 | 2015 Kansai preliminary | THBT developing countries should ban members of political dynasties from standing for elected office. | null | japan | 2,015 |
472 | 3 | R4 | 2015 Kansai preliminary | THW allow deaf couples to use medical technology to ensure they have deaf offspring. | null | japan | 2,015 |
473 | 0 | R1 | 2015 Kanto preliminary | THBT schools should put students into classes accourding to their academic ability from the early stage of education. | null | japan | 2,015 |
474 | 1 | R2 | 2015 Kanto preliminary | THBT the feminist movement should oppose online dating websites which romantically link rich men and attractive women. | null | japan | 2,015 |
475 | 2 | R3 | 2015 Kanto preliminary | THW ban the publication of any scientific research that may conclude certain race/sex are inferior to others. | null | japan | 2,015 |
476 | 3 | R4 | 2015 Kanto preliminary | In states where gay marriage is legal, THW require religious communities to hold marriage ceremonies for gay couples. | null | japan | 2,015 |
477 | 4 | OF | 2015 Kanto preliminary | THBT judges of supreme court should be directly elected by the citizens. | null | japan | 2,015 |
478 | 5 | QF | 2015 Kanto preliminary | THBT it is legitimate for states to restrict art when it is socially regarded disgusting. | null | japan | 2,015 |
479 | 6 | SF | 2015 Kanto preliminary | In times of economic crisis, THBT governments should withhold information that negatively affects the economy from the public. | null | japan | 2,015 |
480 | 7 | GF | 2015 Kanto preliminary | THR the prevailing perception of soldiers as heroes. | null | japan | 2,015 |
481 | 0 | R1 | 2014 Kansai Preliminary | THW legalize performance-enhancing drugs in international sporting events. | null | japan | 2,014 |
482 | 1 | R2 | 2014 Kansai Preliminary | THBT Japanese government should allow workers who engage in decommissioning and decontamination projects to contract out the regulations on personal exposed dose in return for increased wages. | null | japan | 2,014 |
483 | 2 | R3 | 2014 Kansai Preliminary | THW require companies using animals to make their products to put ethical warning labeling on them. | Ethical warning labels make consumers informed the physical and mental suffering involved in producing the animal products they are considering of buying. For example statements like “This chicken’s beak was cut off, causing intense pain until its death.” and “This shampoo was tested by putting drops of shampoo in the eyes of rabbits. As a consequence, their eyes rotted with significant pain inflicted” or pictures. | japan | 2,014 |
484 | 3 | R4 | 2014 Kansai Preliminary | THBT individuals in developing nations who receive government funding for tertiary education should be prohibited from emigrating. | null | japan | 2,014 |
485 | 0 | R1 | 2014 Kanto Preliminary | THW allow the police to use entrapment. | null | japan | 2,014 |
486 | 1 | R2 | 2014 Kanto Preliminary | TH, as feminists, regrets the sexualization of female athletes on sports media.(such as Sports Illustrated) | null | japan | 2,014 |
487 | 2 | R3 | 2014 Kanto Preliminary | THBT developing countries should put heavy tariff on art products (movie, music, comic, novel etc…)from developed countries. | null | japan | 2,014 |
488 | 3 | R4 | 2014 Kanto Preliminary | THBT trade unions and labor protection laws should be suspended during times of economic crisis. | null | japan | 2,014 |
489 | 4 | Octo-Finals | 2014 Kanto Preliminary | THBT publicly funded universities should be required to reduce enrolement in degreb programs within ther universities that have statistically poor employment outcomes. | null | japan | 2,014 |
490 | 5 | Quarter Finals | 2014 Kanto Preliminary | As a way of opposing religions, THW despise seeking out and exposing immoral behaviors of religious leaders. | null | japan | 2,014 |
491 | 6 | Semi-Finals | 2014 Kanto Preliminary | TH welcomes the increased recognition of the choice of people with severe disabilities to sterilize themselves | null | japan | 2,014 |
492 | 7 | Grand Final | 2014 Kanto Preliminary | In the era of the Internet, THBT music has declined. | null | japan | 2,014 |
493 | 0 | R1 | 2013 Kansai Preliminary | THBT grading students in universities has done more harm than good | null | japan | 2,013 |
494 | 1 | R2 | 2013 Kansai Preliminary | THW prohibit parent from practicing religious initation ceremonies to their children without their expressed consent (such as Baptism, Circumcision etc) | null | japan | 2,013 |
495 | 2 | R3 | 2013 Kansai Preliminary | TH actively celebrates the rise of fat acceptance movement | null | japan | 2,013 |
496 | 3 | R4 | 2013 Kansai Preliminary | THBT the West should economically and diplomatically engage with repressive regimes | null | japan | 2,013 |
497 | 0 | R1 -Wassup Man! (Song: None Shall Pass) | 2013 Kanto Preliminary | THW criminalise gang membership | null | japan | 2,013 |
498 | 1 | R2 -It’s All Mine. Yes, ALL Of It. (Song: Earth Song) | 2013 Kanto Preliminary | THW ban oil companies from owning patents for technologies of renewable energy | null | japan | 2,013 |
499 | 2 | R3 -I Am Who I Am. And I Love It. (Song: Как в красной тюрьме Like a Red Prison) | 2013 Kanto Preliminary | THBT feminist groups (e.g. Femen, Pussy Riots etc) should not use extreme tactics in countries with high levels of gender inequality | null | japan | 2,013 |
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