Abstract: In recent years, mass entrepreneurship and innovation have flourished, innovation & entrepreneurship education has become an important part of the cultivation of talents in Chinese universities. However, due to the late start, the innovation & entrepreneurship education in Chinese universities is still in the stage of continuous exploration and improvement. As a technology powerful country, Japan has always attached importance to innovation & entrepreneurship education. After years of exploration, it has gradually formed an education model with its own characteristics. It has accumulated valuable experience in the promotion of entrepreneurship education concepts, the construction of entrepreneurship education curriculum, and the improvement of social support system. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and study the historical evolution and development characteristics of Japanese innovation & entrepreneurship education, and to explore its practical enlightenment to the innovation & entrepreneurship education in Chinese universities.

Key words: Japanese university, Innovation & entrepreneurship education, Historical evolution, Development characteristic, Practical enlightenment