In April, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, a famous and articulate patriot, announced that the metropolitan government that he leads plans to acquire four of the Senkaku Islands, which are currently privately owned by Japanese citizens. Donations for the purchase from the people of Japan now exceed ¥700 million ($8.4 million).
4月，敢说敢做的爱国人士、东京都知事石原慎太郎宣布，他所领导的东京政府计划买下目前由日本公民私人拥有的钓鱼岛群岛的四个岛屿。日本人民对此项活动的捐款额已经超过了7亿日元。