FY2004 White Paper on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Part 1 The "Zest for Living" and the Mind‐Body Connection

Part 2 Children's Mental and Physical Health at Present

Part 3 Nurturing Sound Minds and Bodies in Children

1. Improving Child Fitness
2. Maintaining and Promoting The Health of Children
3. Creating a Nurturing and Protective Environment for Children

Part 4 Building Minds and Bodies from Childhood Through Sports

1. Basic Plan for The Promotion of Sports and Subsidies for Sports Organizations
2. Achieving a Lifelong Sports Society
3. Improving International Athletic Competitiveness

Chapter 1 Sound Development of Children’s Minds and Bodies

Part 1 Improving Child Fitness

1. Importance of Child Fitness
2. Concrete Approaches to Improving Child Fitness
   （1） Child Fitness Improvement Campaigns
   （2） Face‐to‐Face Interaction and Instruction with Athletes
   （3） Preparing and Distributing Sports／Health Handbooks
   （4） Practical Projects to Improve Child Fitness

Part 2 Maintaining and Improving Children's Health

1. Promoting Food Education
   （1） Establishing a Diet and Nutrition Teacher System
   （2） Improvements to Meal Content and Dining Environment
   （3） Promoting Food Education
2. Dealing with New Mental and Physical Health Problems
   （1） Dealing with Mental Health Problems
   （2） Enhancing Drug Abuse Prevention Education
   （3） Enhancing Sex Education
   （4） Enhancing Measures to Combat Communicable Disease
   （5） Dealing with Hygiene Problems in the School Environment
   （6） Allergy Countermeasures at Schools

Part 3 Creating a Sound Environment to Nurture／Protect Children ‐ Community Approaches

1. Promoting a New Children's Plan
2. Ensuring Safe and Secure Activity Areas for Children
   （1） Implementing the Program to Promote "Classrooms for Children in Local Communities" Projects
   （2） Safety Measures in "Classrooms for Children in Local Communities"
   （3） Pursuing Campaigns to Create Spaces for Children
3. Promoting Volunteer／Experiential Activities
   （1） Education to Nurture Spiritually Rich Japanese Citizens ‐‐Importance of Volunteer／Experiential Activities
   （2） Measures to Promote Volunteer／Experiential Activities
4. Improving Community Educational Functions Through Sports Activities
   （1） Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs
   （2） Youth Sports Associations
5. Sound Development of Youth
   （1） Enhancing Experiential Activities for Youth
   （2） Promoting Children's Reading Activities
   （3） Dealing with Problem Youth Behavior
   （4） Measures to Counter Harmful Environments Surrounding Youths
   （5） Promoting International Youth Exchange
   （6） Hosting Sound Youth Development Forums

Part 4 Creating a Sound Environment to Nurture／Protect Children‐School Approaches

1. Sound Development of Youth
   （1） Enhancing Physical Education Classes
   （2） Supporting Extracurricular Sports Club Activities
   （3） Improving Athletic Meets
   （4） Creating Sports Sites‐Creating Sports Sites Nationwide
2. Enhancing Moral Education／Experiential Activities in Schools
   （1） Measures to Enhance Moral Education
   （2） Measures to Promote Hands‐on Activities
3. Creating Safe and Secure Schools
   （1） Promoting Safety Management at Schools
   （2） Enhancing Safety Education at Schools is the Safety of Children
4. Responses to Problematic Student Behavior
   （1） Achieving Easy‐to‐Understand Classes, Enjoyable Schools and Augmenting EmotionalEducation
   （2） Improving Teachers' Student Guidance Skills
   （3） Enhancing Educational Counseling Systems
   （4） Cooperation among Schools, Families, Communities, and Relevant Organizations

Part 5 Creating a Sound Environment to Nurture／Protect Children‐‐Family Approaches

1.  Supporting Learning By Each and Every Parent
2. Supporting Home Education by the Regional Communities and the Whole Society

Chapter 2 Building a Society with a Lifelong Love of Sports

Part 1 Basic Measures to Promote Sports

1. Progress Made in Basic Plan for The Promotion of Sports and Direction of Future Measures
   （1） Basic Plan for the Promotion of Sports
   （2） Sports Promotion Fund
   （3） Sports Promotion Lottery

Part 2 Achieving a Lifelong Sports Society

1. Creating Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs
   （1） Present State and Issues of Community Sports Environments
   （2） Nationwide Deployment of Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs
2. Establishing／Utilizing Locations for Sports
   （1） Sports Facilities at Present
   （2） Upgrading School Physical Education Facilities and Public Sports Facilities
   （3） Promoting the Use of School Physical Education Facilities
3. Training and Securing Sports Instructors
4. Implementing Lifelong Sports Promotion Projects
   （1） National Sports Recreation Festival
   （2） Conventions on Sports‐for‐All
   （3） Health Sports Day and National Physical Fitness Campaigns
   （4） Lifelong Sports Merit Awards

Part 3 Improving Japan's International Athletic Competitiveness

1. Significance of Promoting Competitive Sports
   （1） Significance of Promoting Competitive Sports
   （2） Japan's Competitiveness in International Athletics at Present
2. Training and Supporting Top‐Level Competitors
   （1） Utilizing the Japan Institute of Sports Science
   （2） Creating a National Training Center
   （3） Enhancing Activities to Strengthen Top‐Level Competitors
   （4） Training／Securing Instructors
   （5） Developing a Consistent Instruction System
   （6） Supporting Company Sports
3. Supporting Domestic and International Competitions
   （1） Hosting International Competitions
   （2） Hosting National Athletics Festivals
4. Promoting Anti‐Doping Activities
5. Pursuing Measures to Promote Competitive Sports
   （1） International Exchange Through Sport
   （2） Promotion of Professional Sports

Chapter 3 Sports/Youth Administration in Other Countries

Part 1 Sports Administration in Other Countries

1. United States of America （US）
   （1） School Physical Education
   （2） Lifelong Sports and Competitive Sports
   （3） Promotion Regime for Sports Administration
2. United Kingdom
   （1） School Physical Education
   （2） Lifelong Sports and Competitive Sports
   （3） Promotion Regime for Sports Administration
3. France
   （1） School Physical Education
   （2） Lifelong Sports and Competitive Sports
   （3） Promotion Regime for Sports Administration
4. Germany
   （1） School Physical Education
   （2） Lifelong Sports and Competitive Sports
   （3） Promotion Regime for Sports Administration
5. Republic of Korea （South Korea）
   （1） School Physical Education
   （2） Lifelong Sports and Competitive Sports
   （3） Promotion Regime for Sports Administration

Part 2 School Lunch Programs in Other Countries

1. United States of America （US）
2. United Kingdom
3. France
4. Germany
5. Republic of Korea （South Korea）

Part 3 Youth Administration in Other Countries

1. United States of America （US）
   （1） Promotion Regime for Youth Development Measures
   （2） Example of Youth Development Measures： Americorps
2. United Kingdom
   （1） Promotion Regime for Youth Development Measures
   （2） Example of Youth Development Measures： Youth Service
3. France
   （1） Promotion Regime for Youth Development Measures
   （2） Example of Youth Development Measures： Social Participation Guides
4. Germany
   （1） Promotion Regime for Youth Development Measures
   （2） Example of Youth Development Measures： Preventive Education
5. Republic of Korea （South Korea）
   （1） Promotion Regime for Youth Development Measures
   （2） Example of Youth Development Measures： Youth Instructors, Youth Counselors