The US has declared that the Senkaku Islands (administered by the Okinawa Prefecture when it was returned to Japan in 1972) are covered by the US-Japan security treaty. Meanwhile, the standoff over the Scarborough Shoal has calmed down, and, while Japan recalled its ambassador from South Korea over the Dokdo incident, it is unlikely the two countries would come to blows.
但对局势的危险性也不应过分夸张。美国已经宣布《美日安保条约》涵盖尖阁列岛（1972年归还日本后由冲绳县负责管辖）。与此同时，斯卡伯勒礁的对峙也已经渐趋平静，而且虽然日本在独岛事件后召回了驻韩国大使，但两国开战的可能性不大。