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600 | 0 | R1 Cyber – Justice | 2013 Pre K-Cup | THW shorten the sentence of convicted hackers in exchange for helping the police to hunt for other cyber criminals and gather evidence about their crimes. | null | japan | 2,013 |
601 | 1 | R2 Society / Education | 2013 Pre K-Cup | THBT all schools, including Jr HS and HS schools should evaluate and grade the sociability of students’ daily lives | null | japan | 2,013 |
602 | 2 | R3 Isn’t it a sin to be beautiful? | 2013 Pre K-Cup | Assuming beauty is measurable, THW financially support cosmetic surgery for ugly people. | null | japan | 2,013 |
603 | 0 | R1 | Silver2022 | TH prefers a world without organized religion | null | japan | 2,022 |
604 | 1 | R2 | Silver2022 | TH celebrates corporate feminism | Corporate Feminism is a form of feminism that focuses on women climbing the corporate laddar by adapting to male-dominated society. This may include but is not limited to; encouraging women to prioritize their career over their traditional maternal roles, to act masculine in the office, or to actively compete with their peers for better positions/wages etc. | japan | 2,022 |
605 | 2 | R3 | Silver2022 | THW replace current form of voting with blind voting | Blind voting refers to a system where voters cast their votes for various policies and then candidates are matched to them based on the preferences presented. It is “blind” in a way that the voters do not know which specific candidates/parties they are voting for. | japan | 2,022 |
606 | 0 | R1 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THBT the feminist movement should oppose anti-aging products | null | japan | 2,019 |
607 | 1 | R1 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THBT the use of erotic capital by women does more harm than good | null | japan | 2,019 |
608 | 2 | R1 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THBT #metoo movement should prioritise a path towards redemption over retribution | null | japan | 2,019 |
609 | 3 | R2 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | Assuming Mars has been terraformed and is ready to house human civilisation, THW require that all the settlers on mars be atheists | null | japan | 2,019 |
610 | 4 | R2 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | TH prefers corporatocracy over democracy | Corporatocracy is an economic and political system controlled by corporations or corporate incentives. | japan | 2,019 |
611 | 5 | R2 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THW prefer a monocultural society over a multicultural society | null | japan | 2,019 |
612 | 6 | R3 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THW require that all ads and packaging of luxury goods to include poverty pin ups (e.g. the price of this bag could have sent ten children to school) | null | japan | 2,019 |
613 | 7 | R3 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THBT progressives should abandon the rhetoric of the lottery of birth | null | japan | 2,019 |
614 | 8 | R3 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THW cancel third-world debts on the condition that the countries will pursue an environment-friendly agenda | null | japan | 2,019 |
615 | 9 | R4 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THR the emphasis on sex in romantic relationships | null | japan | 2,019 |
616 | 10 | R4 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THW allow biological fathers to waive their parental rights and responsibilities prior to the maximum allowable time of abortion | null | japan | 2,019 |
617 | 11 | R4 | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THR the concept of “the one that got away” | “The one that got away” is a person who you we’re originally supposed to end up with, but due to a cause of fate or by consequences cause by you the relationship failed and as time goes by you wonder what you and that person could have been, making them the one that got away. | japan | 2,019 |
618 | 12 | Rookie SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THR the transformation of university campuses into safe spaces | Safe space is a place intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations. | japan | 2,019 |
619 | 13 | Rookie SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THS racial profiling | null | japan | 2,019 |
620 | 14 | Rookie SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THW allow the testing of experimental treatments on patients with terminal illness | null | japan | 2,019 |
621 | 15 | Rookie GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THW nationalise the ownership of Big Data | Big Data – Extremely large data sets that may be analysed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behaviour and interactions | japan | 2,019 |
622 | 16 | Rookie GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THW mandate the public display of private collections | null | japan | 2,019 |
623 | 17 | Rookie GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THBT the ICC should be granted the right to use bounty hunters | null | japan | 2,019 |
624 | 18 | Open Pre-QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THBT RuPaul’s Drag Race has done more harm than good to the transgender community | RuPaul’s Drag Race is an American show that makes the fiercest drag queens of America to compete for the title of the Next Drag Superstar. Recently this show has been under criticism for not letting post surgery drag queens to compete. | japan | 2,019 |
625 | 19 | Open Pre-QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THR #NoHomo | “No homo” is a phrase used as slang at the end of a sentence to assert the statement spoken by the speaker had no intentional homosexual implications. | japan | 2,019 |
626 | 20 | Open Pre-QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | TH regrets the choice of trans women to subscribe to traditional standards of female beauty | null | japan | 2,019 |
627 | 21 | Open QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THS effective altruism | Effective altruism is a philosophy and a social movement which holds that actively helping others is of central moral importance, and approaches the choice of possible strategies in a rational and scientific way. An effective altruist follows a utilitarian metric in their charitable endeavours. For example an effective altruist would not give money to beggars but instead donate to UNICEF or a local NGO | japan | 2,019 |
628 | 22 | Open QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | TH prefers a world where memory is permanent and infallible | null | japan | 2,019 |
629 | 23 | Open QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | TH prefers a world where individuals pursue a personal notion of higher being rather than opting into a religious institution | null | japan | 2,019 |
630 | 24 | Open SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THS the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law | Bangsamoro is a region in the Philippines that is predominantly Muslim that has aspired independence from the Philippines. The people who reside in this region are referred to as the people of Moro and they are compromised of 14 different ethnic groups.The Bangsamoro Organic Law provides the following.・80-member diverse parliament.・Judiciary system that gives Shari’ah courts jurisdiction over cases exclusively involving Muslims in the region. Allows Tribal laws to still apply to disputes of indigenous peoples within the region.・Fiscal autonomy and special development fund. Five percent of the net national internal revenue will be automatically allocated.This law provides the establishment of an autonomous political entity. it allows the region to have it’s own government having access to it’s own budgeting, economic zones, social services and a justice system. | japan | 2,019 |
631 | 25 | Open SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | TH prefers an isolationist America | Isolationism is a category of foreign policies institutionalised by leaders who assert that their nations’ best interests are best served by keeping the affairs of other countries at a distance. | japan | 2,019 |
632 | 26 | Open SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THBT Tibet should relinquish its claims to independence in return for semi-autonomous status with China | null | japan | 2,019 |
633 | 27 | Open GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THR Filial Piety | Filial Piety is a virtue of respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors. In more general terms, it means to be good to one’s parents; to take care of one’s parents; to engage in good conduct not just towards parents but also outside the home so as to bring a good name to one’s parents and ancestors. | japan | 2,019 |
634 | 28 | Open GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THW allow children to sue their parents for giving birth to them | null | japan | 2,019 |
635 | 29 | Open GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 15(2019) | THBT that children of racial minorities should be adopted by parents of their respective races | null | japan | 2,019 |
636 | 0 | R1 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THBT income taxes should be levied on the profit produced by AI robots | null | japan | 2,018 |
637 | 1 | R1 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | TH, as Japan, would shift from a membership-based employment system to a job-based employment system | null | japan | 2,018 |
638 | 2 | R1 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW introduce a licensing system for investment in stock market | null | japan | 2,018 |
639 | 3 | R2 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | TH, as a prominent Japanese feminist, would not participate in the #metoo movement | null | japan | 2,018 |
640 | 4 | R2 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THBT the feminist movement should condemn women who seek to ‘marry rich’ | null | japan | 2,018 |
641 | 5 | R2 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THBT social movements should abandon the strategy of attacking and delegitimizing the viewpoints of other people on the basis of their privilege | null | japan | 2,018 |
642 | 6 | R3 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THR the narrative that children should love their parents | null | japan | 2,018 |
643 | 7 | R3 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | In conservative societies, TH, as the LGBT movement, would actively support lavender marriages | null | japan | 2,018 |
644 | 8 | R3 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW instill nationalism in primary education | null | japan | 2,018 |
645 | 9 | R4 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | In post conflict societies, THW subject people who commit severe corruption to the death penalty | null | japan | 2,018 |
646 | 10 | R4 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THBT being a victim of child abuse should not be a mitigatory factor in court | null | japan | 2,018 |
647 | 11 | R4 | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | TH opposes the right to keep silent | null | japan | 2,018 |
648 | 12 | Pre-QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW anonymize candidates for political office by making the use digital avatars actors in their campaign | null | japan | 2,018 |
649 | 13 | Pre-QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW require elected politicains to only use the national healthcare system for medical treatment | null | japan | 2,018 |
650 | 14 | Pre-QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | TH regrets the rise of social media as the dominant platform for discourse in western liberal democracies | null | japan | 2,018 |
651 | 15 | QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THBT the international community should allow North Korea to posess nuclear weapon | null | japan | 2,018 |
652 | 16 | QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | TH, as Rwanda, would launch a military intervention in the Domestic Republic of the Congo | null | japan | 2,018 |
653 | 17 | QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THBT Hamas should accept demilitarization in return for a guaranteed sovereign Palestian state | null | japan | 2,018 |
654 | 18 | SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THBT artists should not sue fan fiction | null | japan | 2,018 |
655 | 19 | SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW nationalize the porn industry | null | japan | 2,018 |
656 | 20 | SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW allow publication of works by deceased authors regardless of prior consent | null | japan | 2,018 |
657 | 21 | GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW randomly exchange newborn babies among their parents | null | japan | 2,018 |
658 | 22 | GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | TH prefers a world where human beings naturally die at 50 | null | japan | 2,018 |
659 | 23 | GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | TH regrets the dominant narrative that human lives must have a purpose | null | japan | 2,018 |
660 | 24 | Rookie SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW anonymize candidates for political office by making the use digital avatars actors in their campaign | null | japan | 2,018 |
661 | 25 | Rookie SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW require elected politicians to only use the national healthcare system for medical treatment | null | japan | 2,018 |
662 | 26 | Rookie SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | TH regrets the rise of social media as the dominant platform for discourse in western liberal democracies | null | japan | 2,018 |
663 | 27 | Rookie GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW provide welfare in the form of basic goods and services rather than as cash payments | null | japan | 2,018 |
664 | 28 | Rookie GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW require religious schools to give safe sex education regardless of parental consent | null | japan | 2,018 |
665 | 29 | Rookie GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 14 (2018) | THW not take any action to discourage individuals from smoking tobacco | null | japan | 2,018 |
666 | 0 | R1 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THW allow families with members who have been deemed to be ‘Hikikomori’ for extended periods of time to forcibly commit those members to rehabilitation. | null | japan | 2,017 |
667 | 1 | R1 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT parents and teachers should actively discourage children from becoming professional youtubers. | null | japan | 2,017 |
668 | 2 | R1 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | TH opposes the Japanese culture of treating one’s appearance in a humorous manner. | null | japan | 2,017 |
669 | 3 | R2 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT social networking services do more harm than good to the democratic process in liberal democracies. | null | japan | 2,017 |
670 | 4 | R2 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT journalists should not be attached to military units involved in armed conflicts. | null | japan | 2,017 |
671 | 5 | R2 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT public service media in developing countries should not buy entertainment contents from advanced countries. | null | japan | 2,017 |
672 | 6 | R3 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | TH, as a sporting committee, would abolish the draft system. | A draft system is a system where new athletes are allocated to teams based on lottery instead of the choice of the athlete. The athlete is required to play in the team they are drafted to for a significant amount of time (e.g. 8 years in Japanese baseball) before they can freely choose what team to move to. | japan | 2,017 |
673 | 7 | R3 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT the US would be better off with a multi-party system where the Democratic and Republican parties broke apart into multiple smaller parties. | null | japan | 2,017 |
674 | 8 | R3 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | TH opposes the narrative that infidelity should lead to break ups. | null | japan | 2,017 |
675 | 9 | R4 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | In countries with high levels of youth unemployment (significantly above the national unemployment rate), THBT the state should impose higher taxes on corporations that pay a small proportion of their wages to young people. | null | japan | 2,017 |
676 | 10 | R4 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT least developed nations should put a cap on land ownership and aggressively redistribute any excess land among its population. | null | japan | 2,017 |
677 | 11 | R4 | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THW make working a low-wage part-time job for an extended period of time (e.g.150hours) compulsory for all citizens. | null | japan | 2,017 |
678 | 12 | Rookie SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT school shouls actively teach children romantic relationship management skills (including but not limited to how to get a boyfriend/girlfriend, how to sustain a relationship, how/when to break up, etc…). | null | japan | 2,017 |
679 | 13 | Rookie SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT teachers should not include class participation (i.e. how often they spoke up, how actively they engages in class discussions) as a factor of grading students. | null | japan | 2,017 |
680 | 14 | Rookie SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT the governments of post conflict societies should delegate their social sciences curriculum to Western countries. | null | japan | 2,017 |
681 | 15 | Rookie GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THW put a cap on college tuition fees. | null | japan | 2,017 |
682 | 16 | Rookie GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THW mandate plain packaging on products that have detrimental effects on health(such as tobacco). | Plain packaging is packaging that illustrates the health effects of products in a visual manner (blackened out lungs, rotten teeth, etc) | japan | 2,017 |
683 | 17 | Rookie GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THW require all toys to be marketed as gender neutral products. | null | japan | 2,017 |
684 | 18 | Pre QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | TH prefers a world in which all religions are exclusively comprised of members of a single gender. | null | japan | 2,017 |
685 | 19 | Pre QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THW introduce a category for LGBT in prominent entertainment awards. | null | japan | 2,017 |
686 | 20 | Pre QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT the gay rights movement should campaign against the emerging stereotype that homosexual men are sexually attractive (muscular, fashionable, handsome). | null | japan | 2,017 |
687 | 21 | QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT the US should withdraw its support for rebel groups fighting against the Assad regime. | null | japan | 2,017 |
688 | 22 | QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT the international community should fund and support the establishment of a nation for refugees in currently underpopulated but habitable area(s). | null | japan | 2,017 |
689 | 23 | QF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT newly emerging governments of ethnically diverse nations should be governed under an authoritarian government rather than through power sharing. | null | japan | 2,017 |
690 | 24 | SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT search engines (such as Google) shouls not manipulate search results based on moral or ethical concerns regarding the opinions expressed in queries/webpages. | null | japan | 2,017 |
691 | 25 | SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THW require corporations that have made unfounded scientific claims to pay compensation to researchers that provide evidence to counter prove their claims. | null | japan | 2,017 |
692 | 26 | SF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THBT a significant proportion of state funding for research should be allocated for every 10-20 years instead of annually. | null | japan | 2,017 |
693 | 27 | GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | TH, as a debater couple, would choose to never team up in debating tournaments where the primary aim is to succeed competitively. | null | japan | 2,017 |
694 | 28 | GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | THW divide the contract of marriage into two separate contracts for sexual relations and non-sexual family relations. | null | japan | 2,017 |
695 | 29 | GF | Debate no Susume Lesson 13 (2017) | TH, as the feminist movement, would campaign against the narrative that men should bear a larger financial burden in romantic relationships. | null | japan | 2,017 |
696 | 0 | R1: SHOnen A | Debate no Susume Lesson 12 (2016) | Assuming that it is possible to predict, THW abort babies who have an extremely high propensity of committing crimes. | null | japan | 2,016 |
697 | 1 | R1: SHOnen A | Debate no Susume Lesson 12 (2016) | TH welcomes the decision of the magazine to go public. | null | japan | 2,016 |
698 | 2 | R1: SHOnen A | Debate no Susume Lesson 12 (2016) | THW abolish juvenile law. | null | japan | 2,016 |
699 | 3 | R2: #Shocial Media | Debate no Susume Lesson 12 (2016) | THBT social Media websites (e.g. Facebook, Instagram) should not remove content which it deems to be against its site policy. | null | japan | 2,016 |
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