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Tokyo Mini
Tokyo Mini 2023
R1
THBT it is in the interest of Japanese feminists to actively provide support for jakusha dansei
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The term jakusha dansei（弱者男性) refers to men who are in weaker positions of the social structure in multiple ways (e.g. Their financial capital is limited and often they don’t have a regular job or live as NEET. Social capital is also limited due to lack of social skill or confidence in appearance or due to mental illness, etc.).
R2
THW require Apple and Google to enable sideloading on their mobile devices
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For the purpose of this debate, iPhone users can only download and install applications via App Store, and Android users can only do so via Google Play Store.
Sideloading is the installation of an application on a mobile device without using the device's official application distribution method. Examples of sideloading includes installing applications via other platforms or via individual websites.
R3
THS the usage of "Lustration" in newly formed democracies
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"Lustration" is a policy which involves the temporary removal (usually a period of 20-30 years) and political exclusion, often without trial, of officials at all levels of the political system associated with former regimes and their political parties.
GF
THS the rise of anti-intellectualism
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Anti-intellectualism is hostility to and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectualism, commonly expressed as deprecation of education and philosophy and the dismissal of art, literature, and science as impractical, politically motivated, and even contemptible human pursuits.
Rookie GF
THR the increase of top-university graduates entering the private sector (consulting, banking) as opposed to public sector (ministries,politics)
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とうきょうみに 2023
R1
THO the narrative that people should only enter romantic relationships that they anticipate will be in long term
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R2
THR the trend / increase in popularity of tradwife influencers on social media
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The term Tradwife refers to married women who follow a traditional lifestyle / values. A typical tradwife is a stay at home mother who cooks and cleans for her family, dresses modestly, is most likely religious, and is generally consevative. They believe in traditional gender-roles, where the man provides for the famility financially and women care for the children at home.
R3
THS hacking as a form of protest
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Tokyo Mini 2022
R1
Assuming that you maintain human levels of understanding and feeling but cannot act beyond the capabilities of the animal, THP to experience the life of a livestock animal as opposed to one of a wild equivalent (Eg. cow vs buffalo, pig vs boar)
R2
TH, as Donald Trump, would return to Twitter
Following his ban from Twitter, Donald Trump created his own social media platform called Truth Social. Truth Social has an estimated 2 million active monthly users, and is undergoing an M&A with a paper company with the intent to put it on the stock market. Donald Trump currently maintains an SNS presence exclusively on Truth Social. Elon Musk has since acquired Twitter and reversed Trump’s ban (after running a poll which resulted in 51.8% voting to reverse the ban).
R3
THW allow porn actors/actresses to sell these rights for higher pay
Japanese law guarantees the unconditional right for porn actors/actresses to stop the sales and distribution of any video they were in, even if it was shot consensually and ethically, up to 1 year after release.
Rookie GF
THO the narrative that someone's success is just because of their privilige
GF
THP to be the most competent one in the room as opposed to the least competent
とうきょうみに 2022
R1
THO the narrative that you should do what you love as opposed to what you're good at
R2
THW mandate both parents to take an equal length of paid parental leave (not necessarily at once)
R3
THR the popular trend of “quiet quitting”
Quiet quitting refers to doing the minimum requirement of one’s job and putting no more time, effort, or enthusiasm than is absolutely necessary. The idea has recently been spread to the younger generation via social media. (TikTok, Instagram reels, etc.)
TOKYO Shiholympic 2019
R1
THW CRIMINALIZE adultery
R2
This House prefers a national parliament elected by Single-Member District over Proportional Representation
R3
THBT political view/opinions is a legitimate criteria in employment decisions
GF
This House believes that the United States should adopt wealth tax
WNYC 2018
R1
THBT minority groups should not repuopose terminologies that were formerly used to oppress them.
R2
As a stategy for upcoming election campaign, THBT Democratic Party should predominantly push democratic socialism as its core agenda.
Joe Crowly, a prominent figure of the Democrats, was defeated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a member of Democratic Socialist of America in the recent primary. Democratic socialism is expected to be appealing for working class and millenials due to its progressive agenda (e.g. Medicare for All and strong unions). However, it is often criticized as financially nonpragmatic and too left, even from democrats heavyweights. Known example: Bernie Sanders is a self-identified democratic socialist.
R3
TH opposes sympathizing and humanizing portrayals of Nazi soldiers.
GF
THW abolish all requirements for adopting children related to income, material status, sexually race, etc. of the adopting parent(s).
Tokyo MINA 2017
R1
THBT schools should actively rank children based on their achievements and encourage competition.
R2
THBT the accumulation of personal data by large social media corporations (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) does more harm than good to consumers.
R3
THR the existence of valuable natural resources (e.g. oil, diamonds) in developing countries with ethnically/religiously diverse populations.
GF
THW not restrict sexual expressions in public (e.g. public nudity, displayal of pornographic images).
Shibu T 2016
R1
THBT developed countries should no longer fund their domestic industries which are dominant in developing countries (i.e. agriculture, fishery, etc.)
R2
Assuming feasibilty, THW abolish all features/platforms of religion that would constitute communal bond (i.e. Church, organisational structure, congregation etc.)
R3
THBT Angela Merkel has made a wrong decision.
At a meeting of CDU party, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the wearing of full-faced veils should be prohibited in the country “wherever it is legally possible”
R4 / GF
THW abolish private property.
Atournament 2015 (Tokyo Mini 2015)
R1
THBT your party should boycott the election.
You are a leader of a democratic party in a country run by an oppressive regime, with an upcoming election. You know your party is supported by the majority of the population, and would be able to win a majority in the parliament supposing the election is fair. However, the next election is expected to be rigged by the regime, making winning a majority effectively impossible.
R2
THBT Japanese government should end depiction of Japan during and before WW2 as complete evil in compulsory education.
R3
THW exempt noise caused by children under school age(such as noise from day-care centers, kindergartens) from noise regulation.
Noise regulation laws are laws designed to restrict the amount of noise,the duration of noise and the source of noise. For example, it can regulate the noise caused by train, construction, factories, and other sorts of human activities.
Poworlds 2014 (Tokyo Mini 2014)
R2
THBT the media should actively report the ‘good-doings’ of suspects (ex. past achievements, positive personalities)
R3
THW actively trample down local communities which justify/glorify honor killing by procedures such as but not limited to financial incentivizing whistle blowing, public humiliation punishment, and excommunication, etc.
R4
THBT when a woman rapes a man and becomes pregnant, the man should be able to legally compel the women to have an abortion.
Kuworlds 2013 (Tokyo Mini 2013)
R1
THBT all criminal defendants should be required to use public lawyers.
R2
THBT all state funding of the art should be allocated equally to artists selected randomly by lottery.
R3
TH opposes China’s manipulation of the Yuan for economic advantage.
GF
TH supports globalization as a driving force for global peace.
Tokyo Mini 2012 (Prep for Berlin Worlds)
R1
THBT NGOs should have voting rights in the United Nations General Assembly.
R2
THW ban examinations at all stages of education.
R3
THW, under all circumstances, deny parental rights of convicted rapists when a child is born as a result of rape
In 31/50 US states, courts determine whether rapists have parental rights (custodial and visitation rights) over their child, who was born as a result of rape.
GF
THW ban genocide denial.
TanaCup2011
R1
THW prosecute citizens who acted as human shields.
R2
THW prohibit credit rating companies from downgrading the debt of countries which are in the process of fiscal reconstruction with the assistance of IMF.
R3
THBT NATO should welcome former Soviet countries as members.
GF
THBT ICJ(International Court of Justice) should solve the territorial dispute over the Spratlys Islands without the consent of the nations involved.