若年者三大危機

English translation: Three crises of the youth

01:16 Feb 23, 2006

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Japanese term or phrase: 若年者三大危機

This is from a brochure for a crisis management company. The sentence is:
若年者三大危機等の対策や予防の基礎研究が様々な形で発表され、病院関係者や警察関係者からも注目されています。

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Local time: 19:13

English translation:Three crises of the youth

Explanation:
It sounds more like mental or psycological crises.

Selected response from:

Nobuo Kawamura
Japan
Local time: 08:13

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone. This answer (and the comments) was the most helpful for my understanding.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

Three crises of the youth

Nobuo Kawamura

Three crises today's Japanese youth are facing

humbird

threefold danger in early life/three major risks for the youth

cinefil

threefold youth crisis

KathyT

three major/critical issues pertaining to youth

V N Ganesh

Unholy trinity of crises facing the youths

mstkwasa

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Three crises of the youth

Explanation:
It sounds more like mental or psycological crises.

Nobuo Kawamura
Japan
Local time: 08:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone. This answer (and the comments) was the most helpful for my understanding.

16 mins confidence:

threefold youth crisis

Explanation:
another alternative...
note 'crisis' is singular if quantifying in this way ("a" three-fold crisis)

or perhaps "triple whammy" (not a serious contender...)

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Note added at 22 mins (2006-02-23 01:38:20 GMT)
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FSO: Global Analysis with JR Nyquist "A Threefold Crisis " 09/16/2005The impending crisis is threefold. America faces economic, international and internal troubles. © 2005 Jeffrey R. Nyquist Email l Website l FSO Archives ...
www.financialsense.com/stormwatch/geo/pastanalysis/2005/091... -

Transitional Program - Revolutionary Agenda for the US - ResolutionThe Threefold Crisis Facing US Working People ... There is a threefold crisis facing working people in the United States today: 1) We confront a deepening ...
www.marxists.org/history/etol/document/fit/fit06.htm - 66k -

Families in Society: Advancing Social Work With Older AdultsThreefold Crisis. The lack of preparedness for these human needs and the capacity to support and address them constitute a threefold crisis confronting ...
www.findarticles.com/p/articles/ mi_qa3625/is_200507/ai_n15639563 - 34k -

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&rls=GGIC,GGI...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&rls=GGIC,GGI...

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 09:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

51 mins confidence:

threefold danger in early life/three major risks for the youth

Explanation:
I prefer 'danger' in this context.

Women in Iraq are facing a threefold danger from US troops and prisons, Islamic fundamentalists and international sex traffickers. Photos of women brutalized in Abu Ghraib briefly appeared on the internet and then disappeared, ...
http://www.washingtonfreepress.org/73/northwestBeyond.htm

http://venus.ci.uw.edu.pl/~rubikon/forum/claudia1.htm

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

3 hrs confidence:

three major/critical issues pertaining to youth

Explanation:
action plan for crisis management of three major/critical issues
pertaining to youth

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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-02-23 06:34:35 GMT)
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Destitution, poor living conditions, inadequate education, malnutrition, illiteracy, unemployment and lack of leisure-time activities are factors that marginalize young people, which makes some of them vulnerable to exploitation as well as to involvement in criminal and other deviant behaviour
Objectives and actions reflect the three themes of International Youth Year: ... and jointly plan innovative approaches to critical issues concerning youth. ...
www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/japanese/intl/un_dinf/un_5081.htm - 102k

V N Ganesh
Local time: 04:43
Native speaker of: English

10 hrs confidence:

Unholy trinity of crises facing the youths

Explanation:
I know it is a bit overblown. I believe, though, that there is a need to stress that these crises are 大危機 thus greater than and cannot be equated with run of the mill 危機.

mstkwasa
Local time: 00:13
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

18 hrs confidence:

Three crises today's Japanese youth are facing

Explanation:
Just trying to be more specific -----

humbird
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

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