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 shelters in Nagai Park in Higashi Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka](../images/photos2007/nn20070203a3a.jpg)
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.