Ishihara established a public fund for donors to send in money to the Tokyo metropolitangovernment.
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The Tokyo metropolitangovernment is trying to break its contract to supply power to the Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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"It is no longer a time for expansion but for efficient use of existing resources, " says Sasaki Katsumi, director general for policy and information at the metropolitangovernment.