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he says china s getting tougher in the way it approaches its claim to the senkakus and that the islands are at risk. the senkaku islands are located to the west of okinawa s main island. the japanese government claims sovereignty over them based on historical records and international law. four of the five uninhabited islands are privately owned. the central government rents them but governor ishihara says it should do more than that. he says it is really not tokyo s job to buy the islands, but he maintains the foreign ministry doesn t have the kourcourage to through with the high profile real estate deal. the proposal will go before the metropolitan assembly and the aim is to wrap up the senkaku purchase by the end of the year. people in shinjuku district had mixed reactions to ishihara s remarks. translator: it s a godea. the situation would be more stable if tokyo bought the islands instead of having them owned by individuals. translator: i m against taxpayer money b