1ZDEBT-03

The 16th All Japan High School English Debate Tournament “Online”
1.

Sponsor

All-Japan High School English Debate Association (HEnDA)
President: Hiromi Shimoya(Director, Hida Gakuen educational corporation)

2.

Special sponsor「GTEC」 (Benesse Corporation)

3.

Supportingorganization(applicationspending)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Embassy of the United States, Tokyo, Japan
National Federation of the Prefectural English Teachers' Organization
All Japan Senior High School Cultural Federation
Japan Debate Association
National Association of Debate in Education

4.

Annualsponsors(pending)

Sano Gakuen Kanda Gaigo Group(Kanda University of International Studies)

5.

Date

December 18th and 19th, 2021

6.

Venue

ZOOM online venue (details in HEnDA website)

7.

Managing
committee

HEnDA English Debate Online Tournament Executive Committee
Chairperson: Hiroyuki Maruhashi(Teacher, Shiraume Gakuen Seishu Junior High School)8.

Judgingcommittee

All-Japan High School English Debate Association (HEnDA)
Chief Judge: Yoshiro Yano
(HEnDA Board Member, Professor, Chuo University)

9.

Requirementsfor participantsParticipants must be high school students in Japan and should also adhere rigidly to theHEnDA “Make Friends Pledge.”*Native speakers of English are not allowed to participate.
*Each team is not allowed to have more than two members with experience of staying abroad
to whom the following conditions apply:(1) A student with more than 12 months’ experience of staying in a country where the first
language is English. (If the stay was before entering elementary school, this restriction will
not be applied.)(2) A student from a country where English is not the mother language but is one of theofficial languages. (If the student left the country before entering elementary school, thisrestriction is lifted.)(3) A student who mainly uses English at home.
**From this year, there is no limit to the number of participants in each match. Therefore,
even if the conditions are met, up to two players can participate in each match.

10. Teams

Only one team can apply from a school. In each team, four to six members may register. Fourmembers participate in each round. (Debaters can differ each round.)11.

Each team must be accompanied by one qualified debate judge.
Any fees for the accompanying judge should be provided by the school.
Details of the judging qualifications are on the HEnDA website.
School judges will also participate in the pre-tournament (online) on Sunday, December 5th(tentative).

Obligation toAccompany aJudge

12. Tournament
procedureSix preliminary rounds will be held. The top four teams will proceed to the Finals (Eliminationrounds). (However, the number of qualifying matches may be reduced in the event ofunexpected internet problems.) Preliminary rounds will be judged by two judges. Finals will be
judged by three or five judges.

13. Debate topic
Resolved: That the Japanese Government should relocate the capitalfunctions out of Tokyo.
For definitions and details of the topic, visit the HEnDA website.
14. Schedule
8:30~
9:00~
10:00~

Saturday 18th December
Reception
Opening Ceremony
First Round(Lunch)12:30~

Second Round

14:45~

Third Round

17:00~
18:00~

Fourth Round
Banquet (planned)

8:30~
9:00~
11:00~
13:00~
13:30~
15:00~
16:00~
17:00

Sunday 19th December
Reception
Fifth Round
Sixth Round(Lunch)Announcement of Results (Prelims)
Semi-Final Round
Final Round
Closing Ceremony
Dismissal

15. Tournament
rules andjudging
standards
16. How to applyCompetitions will be held according to the "Online Tournament Rules" and "JudgingStandards". Please access the HEnDA website.

18. Participation
fee¥20,000 / per school

19. Awards

Prizes will be awarded to the top eight debating teams.
Best Debater awards will be given to several individuals. Best speaker in each role awards will
be given to several individuals.
The Winner will be awarded the right to attend an international debate tournament or similar
debate events. (Part of the admission and travel fees will be provided by HEnDA.) All
participants will receive a certificate of participation and a souvenir. (all planned)

Please fill in the application form on the HEnDA website. The application period is fromOctober 1st to November 10th (must be received).
* Schools that win prizes in the inter-prefectural or regional competitions also need to fill in theapplication form for the national competition.
17. How schools are The maximum number of schools is 64. Basically, the top schools in each prefectural
selected
tournament will be selected. The number of schools selected from a prefecture will be(summary)determined by the number of schools that attended that prefecture’s tournament. (Therefore,participation in the prefectural tournament is a prerequisite for selection.) However, in those
prefectures where prefectural tournament cannot be held due to various reasons, HEnDA willhold a joint qualifying tournament to allow participation. Also, the winner of the interprefectural or regional tournament approved by HEnDA will be eligible to participate in thenational tournament. The selection criteria in detail can be found on the HEnDA website.

Please forward any inquiries to:General Incorporated Association All Japan HighSchool English Debate Association (HEnDA)
Takanori Kobayashi (Secretary-General)
Email: henda-kobayashi@peach.plala.or.jp
URL: henda.global