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Resolutions in 2000s

2009 Fall (JDA) Japan should terminate the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.
2009 Spring Resolved: That the Japanese government should encourage all or most companies to introduce work-sharing (job-sharing) and/or equal pay for work of equal value .
2008 Fall Resolved: That the Japanese government should ban { nuclear fuel
reprocessing / reprocessing of nuclear fuel / reprocessing of nuclear
fuel waste}.
2008 Spring 1. The Japanese government should allow all or most forms of gambling.
2. The Japanese government should allow all or most gambling businesses and betting.
3. The Japanese government should allow all or most casinos.
2007 Fall Japan should abandon the death penalty.
2007 Spring The United Nations should add to the permanent members of the Security Council one or more of the following nations: Federative Republic of Brazil, Federal Republic of Germany, India, or Japan.
2006 Fall The Japanese government and/or the Bank of Japan should adopt inflation targeting.
2006 Spring Resolved: That the Japanese government should abandon all attempts to develop and to acquire all ballistic missile defense systems.
2005 Fall [legalizing surrogacy and/or pre-implantation diagnosis]
2005 Spring Resolved: That the Japanese government should allow the employment of migrant workers from overseas in all or most workplaces by amending the immigration laws.
2004 Fall Resolved: That the Japanese government should obligate every male full-time worker with a newly-born child to take child care leave.
2004 Spring Resolved: That Japan, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and all the ASEAN members should each abolish its domestic currency and jointly adopt a common currency.
2003 Fall Resolved: That the Japanese government should impose taxes on carbon dioxide emissions.
2003 Spring [abolishing textbook screening]
2002 Fall Resolved: That the Japanese government should relax its restrictions on the creation and use of human embryo clones for medical purposes.
2002 Spring Resolved: That the Japanese government should significantly mitigate the requirements for acquiring Japanese nationality.
2001 Fall Resolved: That Japan should adopt a system of trials that substantially involves laypeople in making court decisions.
2001 Spring Resolved: That Japan should amend its Constitution so as to allow the threat or use of force for settling international disputes.
2000 Fall Resolved: That the Japanese government should prohibit the production, import, and sale of any and all genetically modified food.
2000 Spring Resolved: That the Japanese government should abandon all nuclear facilities used for the national energy supply.

Resolutions in 1990s

1999 Fall Resolved: that Japan should increase direct political participation of the people through the introduction of a direct election of the Prime Minister and/or a comprehensive system of national referendum.
1999 Spring Resolved: That the Japanese government should take non-threatening diplomatic measures to promote amicable relations with North Korea.
1998 Fall Resolved: That the Japanese government should significantly reduce the progressiveness in the rates of direct taxes imposed on individuals.
1998 Spring (JDA) Resolved: That the Japanese government should significantly expand the scope of admissible evidence in criminal court.
1997 Fall (JDA) Resolved: That the Japanese government should adopt a comprehensive program which increases the utilization of recycled material as ingredients in all or most industrial production.
1997 Spring (JDA) Resolved: That Japan should abolish the death penalty.
1996 Fall (JDA) Resolved: That Japan and / or the United States should terminate the Japan-US Security Treaty.
1996 Spring (JDA) Resolved: That the Japanese government should legalize practices of medical euthanasia or organ transplants from brain dead donors.
1995 Fall (JDA) Resolved: That Japan should promote closer diplomatic relations with one or more of the following: Myanmar, North Korea, and Taiwan.
1995 Spring (JDA) Resolved: That Japan should adopt a system of jury trial in its courts of law.
1994 Fall (JDA) Resolved: That the Japanese government should stop construction of all or most dams in Japan.
1994 Spring (JDA) [PKO]
1993 Fall (JDA broad topic) Resolved: That the Japanese government should extend the legal liability of Japanese citizens under twenty years of age.
(JDA narrow topic) Resolved: That the Japanese government should lower the legal age defined in the Juvenile Law.
(IEC) Resolved: That greater legal responsibilities for minors in Japan are desirable.
1992 Fall – 1993 Spring (JDA broad topic) Resolved: that the Japanese government should adopt a program to eradicate unfair commercial practices inside Japan carried out by private corporations or public organs.
1991 Fall – 1992 Spring (JDC broad topic) Resolved: That the Japanese government should establish one or more new laws that govern biomedical research and/or its applications to medical practice.
(JDC narrow topic) Resolved: That the Japanese government should legalize organ transplants from brain-dead donors.
1990 Fall – 1991 Spring (JDC) Resolved: That the Japanese government should discontinue one or more of its programs contributing to the military potential of Japan.

Resolutions in 1980s

1989 Fall – 1990 Spring (JDC) Resolved: That the Japanese Government should substantially change its foreign policy toward one or more Asian nations.
1988 Fall – 1989 Spring (JDC) Resolved: That the Japanese Government should promote environment protection by strengthening its regulation of public and/or private corporations.
1988 Spring (JDC) Resolved: That the Japanese government should geographically diversify functions located in Tokyo.
1987 Fall (JDC) Resolved: That the national government should restructure the Japanese elementary and/or secondary educational system to enhance its diversity.
1987 Spring (JDC) Resolved: That the Japanese Government should significantly decrease its control over agricultural products.
1986 Fall (JDC broad topic) Resolved: that the Japanese government should significantly decrease the proportion of energy derived from depletable resources in the national energy supply.
1986 Spring (TIDL/KIDL) Resolved; that the Japanese National Government should further restrict the Freedom of the Press where that freedom infringes civil right of individuals.
1985 Fall (All-Japan) Resolved: that the central government should significantly increase the proportion of its revenues derived through indirect taxes.
1985 Spring (TIDL/KIDL) Resolved; that the authority of the executive branch of the National Government in regulating domestic public transportation should be significantly curtailed.
parameter; administrative branch means Prime Minister and his cabinet.
1984 Fall (All-Japan) Resolved: That the Diet should change its labor laws on labor accidents and/or employment opportunities.
1984 Spring (TIDL/KIDL) Resolved; that the National Government should significantly strengthen policies to protect the Japanese people from foreign nations.
1983 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that the national government should significantly strengthen the regulations on consumer goods and services.
1983 Spring (TIDL/KIDL) Resolved; that the National Government should significantly change its policies on utilization of land.
1982 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that Japan should significantly alter its policies of economic cooperation with developing countries.
1982 Spring (TIDL/KIDL) Resolved; that Japan should take measures to mitigate trade friction with its trading partners.
1981 Fall (Sophia/All-Japan) Resolved: that the Diet should adopt a program to significantly change its policies on environmental pollution.
1981 Spring (TIDL/KIDL) Resolved; that the National Government should significantly reform its welfare policies for the aged.
1980 Fall (Sophia) Resolved: that the Japanese government should institute a program to significantly change its food policies.
(All-Japan) Resolved: That the Government of Japan should significantly reform its policy on grain and bean products.
1980 Spring (TIDL/KIDL) Resolved; that the Diet should adopt legislation to significantly reform the structure of National taxes.
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