🇯🇵 In Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, city officials have ordered the removal of an unauthorized mosque called Japan Jame Masjid Ramzan. It was built without permits in a restricted urbanization zone, ignoring multiple stop-work orders since late 2024.
The owner, a Pakistan-linked company, has now agreed to cooperate on dismantling it. Officials call this a building code issue, not religious. As of the latest reports from late May 2026, it hasn't been torn down yet - they're monitoring until it's fully removed.