"Japan's most dangerous zoo" to be ordered to close by Sapporo city after 20 years of operation without permission in restricted area

[Yomiuri Shimbun] The city has decided to issue a demolition order to the operator of North Safari Sapporo in Minami-ku, Sapporo, based on the City Planning Act, for opening a zoo without permission in an "urbanization control area" where development of residential land and commercial facilities is restricted.