The Evolution of Japan's Circulation Policy and Its Enlightenment to China
（1.Yancheng Teachers University，Yancheng，Jiangsu224007，China；2.Fukushima university，Fukushima9601296，Japan）
Abstract：Japan formulated timely and flexible industrial policies after World War II，which greatly promoted the recovery and rapid development of the economy. The phased objectives include protecting and recovering the medium and small retail industry，promoting the modernization，systemization，and informatization of the circulation industry，and so on. Promoted by these policies，the scale of Japan’s circulation industry has been expanded，which also has the characteristics of both zerofineness and large scale；and this industry has become the barometer of the development of Japan’s economy. At the same time， because of the aging problem in Japan，the circulation industry there was at the stage of quasi- recession. By learning the experience of Japan，China should，first，perfect circulation industry organization policies，promote the innovative development of this industry，cultivate the long-term mechanism for stimulating consumption，and optimize the development environment for this industry；second，China should standardize the competitive environment and behaviors of circulation enterprises，defuse the excessive government control by market- oriented mechanism，perfect the policy of fair competition，and promote the healthy development of small and medium circulation enterprises；third，strengthen the driving mechanism for circulation industry to lead the development of social economy，form the industrial structure in which the circulation industry playing the role of leading the development of modern service economy，promote the optimization and integration of industrial chain，and lead the upgrade of consumption demand；and fourth，we should increase investment in informatization in the field of circulation，encourage the application of technologies such as AI，IOT，and cloud computing，pay more attention to the cultivation of professionals，and make them to become the driving force for the development of this industry.
Key words：Japan；circulation policy；wholesale and retail industry；shopping street；evolution and characteristics