The Japan-US Exchange Debate was held at Ehime University on June 14, 2009. The resolution was "Resolved: that the Japanese government should encourage companies to introduce equal pay for equal work". The affirmative team of Yuuki Okada (Ehime University, Japan) - Naoya Yamanaka (Ehime University, Japan) had a debate round with Tony Liao (graduate student, Cornell University, USA) - Christopher Girouard (alumnus, Truman State University, USA).
The US debaters were accompanied by Assistant Professor Stephen Llano at St. John's University, NY.