The commander of U.S. forces in Japan, said it would "protect the Japanese territory and nationals"

According to Japan's Kyodo News, December 6, in Japan, the U.S. military commander of the Ankh Leiria 6, held a press conference on the Korean trailer launch "satellite" is the fact that, not only to protect (Guam) Pacific on the territory of the United States is first and foremost to protect the Allies Japanese nationals and territory and foremost.
　　Ankh Leiria stressed that the U.S. military is ready to cope with working closely and the SDF. He said that U.S. forces have "sufficient capacity" to ensure the safety of Japan.
　　For the United States is positioned as a fifth of the Japan-US Security Treaty shall apply object of the Diaoyu Islands, Ankh Leiria stressed: "U.S. troops stationed in the Pacific to the treaty obligations exist."
　　However, Ankh Leiria also said that the Diaoyu Islands and the peaceful settlement of the Sino-Japanese confrontation "in everyone's interest". Kyodo news agency interpretation is easy to see, the true idea of the United States, avoiding the use of Article V in its national interest.