在知识经济条件下,自主创新能力已成为决定区域核心竞争优势的关键要素。技术创新的主体是企业,而企业的“大脑和灵魂”又是研究与开发活动。因此,企业的研发实力成为一个国家或区域自主创新能力的测量计。本文介绍了日本企业研发背景和现状,并从四个方面概括了日本企业研发的特征,归纳了日本企业研发的发展趋势,以期对中国企业提供一些借鉴。 Under the conditions of knowledge economy, the capability of independent innovation has become the key factor that determines the regional core competitive advantage. The main body of technological innovation is the enterprise, and the “brain and soul” of the enterprise is another research and development activity. Therefore, the research and development strength of an enterprise becomes a measurement meter of independent innovation ability of a country or region. This paper introduces the background and current situation of R & D in Japan and summarizes the characteristics of R & D in Japan from four aspects and summarizes the development trend of R & D in Japan in order to provide some references for Chinese enterprises.