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Past Resolutions (50s-70s)

Resolutions in 1970s

1979 Fall (Sophia)  Resolved: that Japan should adopt a program to substantially increase its imports of manufactured and semi-manufactured products from Southeast Asia.
(All-Japan) Resolved: That Members of the House of Representatives should be elected through a proportional representation system.
1979 Spring (TIDL/KIDL) Resolved; that Japan should adopt a comprehensive program to reinforce national defence.
1978 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that the building of atomic power plants in Japan should be prohibited.
(All-Japan) Resolved: that Japan should abolish atomic power plants.
1978 Spring (TIDL/KIDL) Resolved; that Japan should remove restrictions on imported commodities.
1977 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that Japan should ratify a treaty of peace and amity with the People’s Republic of China.
(All-Japan) Resolved: that Japan should ratify a treaty of peace and friendship with the People’s Republic of China.
1977 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that Japan should establish complementary financial facilities.
1976 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that Japan should extend diplomatic recognition to North Korea.
(All-Japan) Resolved: That the Ministry of Education’s Textbook Authorization System should be abolished.
(Nanakuma) Resolved: that the Worker of J.N.R should be given the Right to strike.
1976 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that Japan should discontinue economic assistance to the Republic of Korea.
1975 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that transnational corporations should not control the primary industries of developing countries.
(All-Japan) Resolved: That Japan should possess nuclear weapons.
1975 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that a Food Reserve System should be established by the United Nations.
1974 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that the U.S. should withdraw all direct and indirect military assistance from East Asia.
(All-Japan) Resolved: That the right to strike should be legally guaranteed to the workers in the Japanese National Railways.
1974 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that Japan should adopt a program of compulsory wage and price controls.
1973 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that an oil federation should be established among the consumer nations.
(All-Japan) Resolved: That the Nuclear Weapons Tests should be totally prohibited.
1973 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that the Japan-United States Security Treaty should be abolished.
1972 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that Japan should become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
1972 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that The Veto Power in the Security Council of United Nations should be abolished.
1971 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that the use of natural resources found in international waters should be channeled through the United Nations.
1971 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that the Yen should be revaluated upward.
1970 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that all bilateral economic assistance to the developing countries should be channeled through the U.N.
(IEC) Resolved: that the Juvenile Law should be made applicable to those under 18 years of age.
1970 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that Japan should establish diplomatic relations with Communist China.

Resolutions in 1960s

1969 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that a new military alliance should be established among the A.S.P.A.C. members.
(IEC) Resolved: that all gambling sponsored by national and local governments should be abolished.
1969 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that Textbook Authorization System should be abolished.
1968 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that the U.S. should withdraw all direct and indirect economic and military assistance from Far East.
Note: The tournament was not held due to the students movement on campus
(IEC) Resolved: that large corporations in Japan should merge.
1968 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that Okinawa should be restored to Japan with military bases under the same conditions now existing in Japan proper.
1967 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that a Pacific Economic Community should be established among Japan, the U.S.A., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
(IEC) Resolved: that one hundred yen should be redenominated to one new yen.
1967 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that the Self Defence Forces should be reorganized into National Armed Forces.
1966 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that Japan should extend diplomatic recognition to the Communist Government of China.
(IEC) Resolved: that the single-member constituency plus proportional representation system submitted by the Coordination Committee of the Fourth Election System Council on May 9, 1966 should be adopted.
1966 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that United Nations should be reorganized into World Federation.
1965 Fall Resolved: that the Government should float the long-term public bonds in Japan.
1965 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that Communist China should be admitted to the United Nations.
1964 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that Prime Minister of Japan should be elected by the people.
1964 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that the Prime Minister of Japan should be elected by a direct vote of the people.
1963 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that the Staple Food Control Law should be abolished.
1963 Spring (TIDL) Resolved; that legalized abortion should be abolished.
1962 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that the House of Councilors should be abolished.
1961 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that a 40-hour week should be legally adopted in Japan.
1960 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that political strikes by labor unions should be outlawed.

Resolutions in 1950s

1959 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that the House of Councilors should be abolished.
1958 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that the teachers efficiency rating system should be enforced in public schools.
1957 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that the National Council of Public Corporations and Government Enterprise Workers’ Union (Korokyo) should be given the right to strike.
1956 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that Japan-Russian relations should not be normalized unless Russia recognizes the fact that it has no sovereignty in the Kurile Islands and agrees to withdraw its occupation forces from the same area.
1955 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that Japan should maintain deflationary policy.
1954 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that Japan should recognize the Government of Communist China and exchange diplomatic representatives.
1953 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that the Constitution of Japan should be revised to permit an open establishment of a self defence force.
1952 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that Japan should rearm in order to defend itself.
1951 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that the Social Democratic Party should abandon its three peace principles.
1950 Fall (IEC) Resolved: that Japan should rearm in order to defend itself against invasion.
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