Abstract: As the world’s third largest economic entity,Japan is also a major resource consuming country.As a country with limited natural resources,how did Japan tackle energy scarcity not at the cost of its economic growth And how did Japan improve energy efficiency while reducing environmental pollution to the lowest possible level Around this issue,this paper explores Japan’s technology and philosophy in energy conservation and environmental protection after the Kyoto conference as well as the future trend and studies the measures taken in urban energy management and the important role of renewable energy in environmental protection,all of which is to shed some light on tackling China’s energy and environmental issues in the new normal context when environment,urbanization and economic growth are equally high on the agenda.

Key words: Kyoto Protocol, urban energy conservation, renewable energy and technological innovation, energy conservation and intelligence