Cease Fire Declared in the Great Dokdo War

A cease fire between the two combatants in the Great Dokdo War has been declared. It is safe to now come out of the bomb shelters; those dastardly Japanese scientists have agreed to not leave Japan and face the 18 Korean naval vessels waiting for them at Dokdo and let the diplomatic process play itself out:

Japan has promised to hold off conducting a controversial hydrographic survey in South Korea’s waters in an effort to find a diplomatic solution to the latest standoff between the two sides, a top Seoul official said Friday.

“Japan is expected to announce the decision soon,” Vice Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan told reporters in Seoul.

Yu added that his country will block Japan’s survey plan at any cost.

So we are not out of hot water yet and may need to return to the bomb shelters at any moment, but it does appear cooler heads may be prevailing finally.