Abstract: Since the collapse of the bubble economy, Japan has long been in an economic downturn. In order to extricate itself from the recession and enhance university students’ employment abilities and entrepreneurship, Japanese universities attach great importance to the implementation of entrepreneurship education. They have formed their own characteristics in training objectives, curriculum, implementation approaches, and faculty in terms of entrepreneurship education. Effective entrepreneurship education in Japanese universities has important implications for Chinese universities, which are at the initial stage of entrepreneurship education.

Key words: entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, university, Japanese education