Staff writer
OSAKA -- Two local citizens' groups, concerned about Osaka's bid for the 2008 Olympics, are questioning the city's plans, with one group suggesting an assessment of the financial, social and environmental impact of the Games be conducted first and the other actively trying to stop the bid itself.
The Committee to Think About the Osaka Olympic Bid, formed last September, consists of people both for and against the Games coming to Osaka. The other group, the Osaka Needs No Olympics Citizens' Union, also formed last year, consists of a public watchdog and environmental activists actively opposed to the Olympics.