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Panda fans flocked to the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Sunday to say goodbye to its star attractions — two giant pandas, who will be sent back to China at the end of the ​month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/japan/japan-zoo-panda-last-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #pandas #uenozoo #chinajapanrelations

When Ueno Zoo’s last pandas leave this month, the loss won’t just be emotional. Economists estimate the absence of pandas could cost the area ¥15 billion a year — a reminder that pandas are serious business. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/society/japan-china-panda-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo #animals #zoos #uenozoo

The two remaining giant pandas in Japan, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, are to leave for China on Jan. 27, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/pandas-china-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo #animals #zoos #uenozoo

Panda fans are braving hourslong lines at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo to catch one last glimpse of Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei ahead of their return to China in January. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/ueno-zoo-pandas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo #animals #zoos #uenozoo

https://www.walknews.com/910991/ 「頼みは台湾」和歌山県白浜町長は日中議連訪中団に「パンダの契約延長」懇願せず（下） | JAPAN Forward #AdventureWorld #HsiaoBiKhim #PandaDiplomacy #pandas #Politics&Security #ShimpeiOkuhara #shirahama #Taiwan #ToshihiroNikai #tourism #UenoZoo #YasuhiroOe #YukoObuchi #台湾 #政治・安全保障問題

Saturday was a bittersweet day for panda-lovers around the country, as thousands of people visited Tokyo's Ueno zoo to bid farewell to Ri Ri and Shin Shin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/28/japan/ueno-zoo-pandas-china/ #japan #tokyo #uenozoo #zoos #pandas #china #chinajapanrelations #animals

Two aging pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China next month for medical care, the city's governor said, with visitors queuing on Saturday to catch their last glimpse of the couple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/31/japan/china-panda-pair-ueno-zoo/ #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #uenozoo #pandas

Tokyo's Ueno Zoo said that it has welcomed an arowana fish gifted by Indonesia to Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako when the couple visited the Southeast Asian nation in June last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/11/japan/ueno-zoo-fish/ #japan #uenozoo #fish #indonesia #emperornaruhito #empressmasako

Panda diplomacy is endangered, with the forced return of three bears from Washington to China an exercise in "dumb power." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/11/14/world/panda-diplomacy-end-china/?utm_content=bufferbf90b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #worldnews #china #us #pandas #animals #zoos #uenozoo #endangered

Japanese-born giant panda Xiang Xiang has been put on public view for the first time since returning to China in February following quarantine and examination. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/society/japan-panda-china-debut/?utm_content=buffer6fc27&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #animals #uenozoo #xiangxiang