OSAKA -- The Osaka Municipal Government is once again cracking down on the homeless, preparing to clear out a small group next week from a park that will be the site of a major international sporting event in August.
Homeless people often make use of shelters like these in
Nagai Park in Higashi Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka.
ERIC JOHNSTON PHOTO The city is also discussing whether to remove from the city register the address of a squatting spot in Nishinari Ward that about 3,500 homeless people are using to get government services and aid.
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