Japan’s long-term care insurance takes grassroots governments as its insurer and the elderly and part of the non-elderly as its insured;The costs is shared by government、society和individual, and is, payed through isti-tutions, communities and hothes. Since its establishment, its security level has been increasing, the role of preven-tion has been rising, the status of community-based and home-based has been highlighting, and the cooperation a-mong relevant industry has been strengthening. But at the same time, its costs was soaring during the past decade, and the continued development of the system is facing transformation pressure now. Take this as a warning, the devel-opment of long-term care in China should learn its strong points, but also try to avoid its shortcomings.