TOKYO — The only two giant pandas remaining in Japan will be returned to China in late January, it was learned Monday. Xiao Xiao, male, and Lei Lei, female, are twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in 2021.

China will take back the remaining two pandas hosted by Japan next month, effectively halting a program that has symbolized friendship between the two countries since diplomatic ties were ...

The twin Pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, may have to leave Japan by next month if China declines to renew the bilateral agreement. Japan may have to be without its much-loved pandas for the first time ...

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over Taiwan could get in the way of sending more. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako ...

Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century. Loaned ...

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Surprising news has arrived just days after Japan is set to return two giant pandas to China, prompting fans to flock to Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo for a final sighting on Tuesday. According to Reuters, the ...

Japan's Last Two Giant Pandas Are Headed to China and Fans Just Can't Bear It By Joseph Campbell TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A day after news broke ‌that Japan would soon lose its last ‌two giant pandas ...

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