Japan’s last giant pandas leave Tokyo for China, ending a 50-year presence as Japan-China ties show signs of strain.

Twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei departed Ueno Zoological Gardens on Tuesday to begin their journey back to China.

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

TOKYO - Japan's remaining twin giant pandas will depart for China on Tuesday, marking the first time in about half a century ...

TOKYO - The last remaining two giant pandas in Japan on Tuesday left Tokyo's Ueno zoo for their return to China, marking the ...

Two popular pandas are set to leave Tokyo for China Tuesday, leaving Japan without any of the beloved bears for the first ...

A truck believed to be carrying the twin pandas departs from Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on January 27, 2026, heading off on their ...

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

People stood in line for hours on Sunday at Ueno zoo in Tokyo to say farewell to Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, two pandas set to return to China amid strained relations between Japan and China. Their ...

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Panda diplomacy has a long history in China, dating back more than 1,300 years. Historical records show that the Empress Wu ...

Two hugely popular pandas are set to depart from a Tokyo zoo for China on Tuesday, leaving Japan without any of the beloved ...