The chances of getting a replacement are poor, with Tokyo's relations with Beijing at their lowest point in years amid ...

By Joseph Campbell TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Panda fans flocked to the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Sunday to say goodbye to its star ...

Japanese fans rushed to farewell the country’s last two pandas on Sunday ahead of their return to China, in a departure that ...

Japanese panda fans have seen their beloved pandas return to China over the past decades, but bidding farewell to beloved ...

Web engineer Takahiro Takauji's days revolve around giant pandas. The devoted panda fan, from Omiya, north of Tokyo, has ...

TOKYO – Giant panda fans bade farewell to twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei as their final viewing took place at Tokyo’s Ueno ...

Their departure will mark the first time Japan will be without giant pandas since 1972, amid tensions between the two ...

Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei ...

Visitors are on their way to view giant pandas at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 25, 2026. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei ...

The departure of Xiao Xiao and his sister, Lei Lei, will leave Japan without any pandas for the first time since 1972.