ABSTRACT In what ways are Japanese foreign and security policies changing? How far will these changes go? Will they result in a policy posture that breaks from the post-1945 approach as originally designed by Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru? This special issue presents six articles that address these questions. They tackle the relationship between recent changes in Japanese domestic policy institutions and Japanese diplomatic and security practice. In this introduction, we outline the significance of the essays’ findings and propose a methodological shift in the interpretation of Japanese policy. We make the case that Japan’s approach to diplomatic and security affairs under Abe is evidence of the emergence of a ‘Realpolitik Japan’. From this perspective, we argue that values and political ideology have translated into practical choices that make the question of the ‘break with the post-1945’ approach less relevant to understand the significance of political change.

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安倍晋三的外交和安全实践：日本现实政治的案例

摘要 日本的外交和安全政策发生了哪些变化？这些变化会走多远？它们是否会导致打破 1945 年后首相吉田茂最初设计的政策姿态？本期特刊介绍了六篇文章来解决这些问题。他们解决了日本国内政策机构近期变化与日本外交和安全实践之间的关系。在本介绍中，我们概述了论文发现的重要性，并提出了日本政策解释的方法论转变。我们认为，日本在安倍领导下的外交和安全事务方法是“日本现实政治”出现的证据。从这个角度来说，