White Paper on Youth 2008

1 Background The White Paper on Youth reports the present state of youths in Japan and relevant measures so that the general public may obtain an understanding of national youth administration. It has been published since 1956 with its 51th edition issued this year. 2 Report structure The White Paper on Youth 2008 is organized into three parts: Part 1, “Present State of Youths in Japan”, Topical news, “’Subsequent state’ of upper secondary school dropouts and lower secondary school truant students and regional support”; Part 2, "Administrative Policies on Youths" and "References."