While covering various English language forensics activities in Japan, this special journal issue is heavily devoted to debate. The 22 articles in the journal are divided into five sections as follows: (1) general information on the Japan English Forensics Association (JEFA); (2) debate, including reports on debate tournaments around the world, a survey of debating activities in Japanese universities, debating practices in England and in America, and an analysis of a debate segment (the "Imperial Tombs" Case); (3) discussion strategies; (4) drama (the JEFA Drama Script Library); and (5) public speaking, including an article on effective public speaking, materials for judging an extemporaneous speech contest, and transcripts of English language speeches by Japanese university students (HTH)