WHITE PAPER ON YOUTH 2003

IN JAPAN

(Abridged Edition)

June 2003
Cabinet Office

- CONTENTS -

What is the White Paper on Youth?

Part 1 Present State of Youths in Japan

1 Youth Population
2 Youth Health and Safety
3 Youth Education
4 Youth Labor
5 Juvenile Delinquency and Other Behavioral Problems

Part 2 Administrative Policies on Youths

1 Comprehensive and Systematic Promotion of Youth Administration
2 Programs for the Sound Development of Young People
3 Policies for Home
4 Policies for School Education
5 Policies for Work
6 Policies for the Improvement of Social Environments
7 Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency and Treatment of Delinquents
8 Policies on International Exchange