Abstract: There is the most complete food and nutrition education system in Japan.It is of great significance for us to promote food and nutrition education in China by studying this system,especially the study of the role of Japanese government.This paper describes basic contents of Shokuiku in Japan,discusses the characters of Shokuiku at different stages of development,especially introduces the positive role Japanese government played in promoting Shokuiku campaign and finally focus on the management support function of the Japanese government’s organizational structure for the program.

Key words: food and nutrition education, Japanese government, healthy Living