KUEL Tournament
23rd KUEL Tournament (2001)
R1
THBT children don’t need to have brothers and sisters.
R2
TH would introduce direct election.
R3
THBT cosmetic surgery makes human’s life worse.
R4
THBT cramming is better than having free time.
R5
THBT father is not necessary for family.
QF
THW amend the penal code of mental illness.
SF
TH should introduce tax for plastic bag.
GF
THW abolish death penalty.
21st KUEL Tournament (2000)
R1
Which is better a new year’s card by postal delivery or E-mail?
R2
THBT the Japanese government should amend the Japanese constitution.
R3
THBT the reverse designation draft system should be abolished in professional baseball.
R4
THBT it’s better for and unmarried woman to have abortion, when she becomes pregnant.
R5
THBT we should not choose celebrities as politicians.
R6
THBT we should achieve our first aim.
QF
THBT the greater includes the lesser.
SF
THBT NPO would save Japan.
GF
THBT even Homer sometimes nods.
19th KUEL Tournament (1999)
R1
THBT late-night operation of stores should be prohibited.
R3
THBT individually planned holidays are better than package holidays.
R4
THBT the .Black Ships. save Japan.
R5
THBT the courses of study made by the Ministry of Education, Science and culture should be abolished.
OF
THBT a single-party government is better than a coalition government.
QF
THBT genes control human behavior rather than free will.
SF
THBT Japan should become self-sufficient in food production.
GF
THBT the 20th century was a golden age.
17th KUEL Tournament (1998)
R1
.Manga. have a better effect on children than novel.
R2
To be single is better choice for women who have stable careers.
R4
Waseda University was wrong in accepting Hirosue as a student.
R5
The Japanese government should allow unlicensed teachers to teach at public school.
GF
Santa Claus should go on a diet.
15th KUEL Tournament (1997)
R1
University libraries should be open to all.
R2
The Japanese government should stop extending the .Shinkansen. network.
R3
We should stop midnight programs on TV.
R4
The Japanese government should prohibit people from visiting foreign countries judged to be dangerous.
OF
All newspaper articles should give the journalists’ name.
QF
The Japanese government should raise the rate of consumption tax to 10 percent.
SF
Divorce is a good decision in life.
GF
Equality is an unhappy thing for people.
13th KUEL Tournament (1996)
R1
It’s better for athletes to retire at their peak of their careers.
R2
The Japanese government should allow trials to be broadcast on TV.
R3
Physically challenged people should not be separated in schools.
R4
It’s better for Japanese people to learn world history than Japanese history.
OF
Collectivism is better than individualism for Japanese people.
QF
Comic variety shows on TV have bad effects on Japanese society.
GF
Okinawa should be independent.
11th KUEL Tournament (1995)
R1
Beauty Contests should be forbidden.
R2
Asian countries are more important for Japan than any other countries.
R3
Otoshidama (giving money to children on New Year ’s day) is a good custom.
R4
U.S. bases in Japan are indispensable for peace.
R5
The end justifies the means.
QF
People should hold on to their dreams forever.
SF
Japan is an outsider in the world.
GF
The Japanese should not try to justify the colonial policies of WW2.
9th KUEL Tournament (1994)
R1
Japanese music is better than foreign music.
R2
The Heisei Recession has been good for Japanese society.
R3
The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was inevitable.
R4
Housekeeping is proof of love.
QF
Scientific development will bring human happiness.
SF
Foreigners with right of permanent residence should have suffrage.
GF
Fairy tales give bad influence to child.