Indonesian Governnent as a concrete contribution to the najor themes of the Year of development and participation at the national level.A/4O/7OL English Page 37 Japan: a NaEional council for the PronoEion of the International Youlh year Activit.ie8 in Japan has been established for plannlng and inplenenting youth policies. By neans of a conprehensive effort at both national and regional levels, the Council hopes to puC into practice the extensiee knolrledge gained through years of research and study in the area by the Japanese Government bodies concerned with youth. According to the Council guidelines, Government goals for youth should be concerned with pronoting youth partlcipation ln various aclivitied to encouraqe physlcal and rnental bealth, a better understanding of science and culeure and an international rnutual understanding through the implenentation of various pEogramres for youlh exchange. In the light of Japanrs aging demographic scruclure' it is expected that che burdens placed on tbe younger age gloups nill grow rapidly. fn preparation for this cbanging structure, the covernnent is takinq an active interest in the heaLth. the uelfare and the educatlonal and vocational interests of its future nen and l.onen. The National council is also working very closely uith tocal and regional National Co-ordinatlng Comnitlees to nake sure that lhe specific needs of young people in differenl areas of Japan are realized and rnet. Amonq the activities sponsored by the National Council are: a slogan contes! for the Year, an opening for tbe obsereance of the Year ln Tokyo (January 1985), a nation-ltide campaign for the Yeart travelling photo exhibiEions, an inEernational village (Tokyo) t lhe observation of activities of the Year by non -gove rnnen ta I organizations, and a youth forum for the Year at Tokyo. The Japanese Governnent
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the initiatives and programs implemented by the Japanese government to promote youth development, participation, and welfare. It highlights the establishment of a National Council for the Promotion of the International Youth Year, which aims to promote youth participation, physical and mental health, and international understanding through various programs and activities. The text also touches on the demographic challenges facing Japan's aging population and the government's efforts to address these challenges through education, health, and welfare initiatives.

**Category**
Education, Health