OBJECTIVE：To provi de reference for improvin g the quality assurance system of clinical pharmaceutical talent training and promoting the development of clinical pharmaceutical education in China. METHODS ： The background of pharmaceutical education reform and accreditation in Japan was introcuded ；the development of clinical pharmaceutical professional accreditation standards in Japan and the main changes of current standards were analyzed so as to put forward the enlightenment to the development of clinical pharmaceutical education in China. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS ：Japan officially started the six-year clinical pharmaceutical education in 2006，which stipulated that only graduates of six-year clinical pharmaceutical education can be qualified to participate in the national examination for pharmacists. Japan Accreditation Borad of Pharmaceutical Education （JABPE）is responsible for the professional accreditation of clinical pharmacy in Japan. Its accreditation standards experienced the development of three versions in 2006，2012 and 2018. The main changes in the latest accreditation standards in Japan （2018 edition）are reflected in the innovation of index system framework ，accreditation concept and training requirements. For example ， its system framework integrates 57 benchmarks and 176 viewpoints in 2012 edition of accreditation standard into 19 benchmarks and 53 viewpoints in 2018 edition of accreditation standard ，with prominent focus ，clarity and simplification. Our country should learn from the development experience of clinical pharmaceutical professional accreditation in Japan ，perfect laws and regulations to ensure the healthy and orderly development of accreditation system ；establish an independent third-party certification body ；explore the mechanism of organic connection between professional certification and professional qualification ；attach importance to the application of self-evaluation and qualitative indicators ； explore and construct a training mode of clinical pharmaceutical talents based on national conditions and in line with international standards.