Zoo visitors in Japan are being allowed to feed staff dressed up as pandas in cages at Adventure World in Wakayama after the ...

In Ueno, pandas have long been more than an insanely popular zoo attraction – they’re practically the neighbourhood’s unofficial mascots. From souvenir shops selling panda plushies and post boxes ...

In a surprising turn of events, Japanese zookeepers have started dressing up as pandas to entertain zoo visitors. This move ...

Adventure World, a zoo in Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture, is having some of its staff dress up as pandas. A widely shared video ...

Bizarre’ caged activity compared to ‘avant-garde theatre’ as animal park tries to cement passion for pandas amid ...

However, Japan was forced to return the pandas to China over increasing hostility between the two nations due to geopolitical ...

They came, dressed in black and white, wearing furry hats, and clutching banners and soft toys. With tears in their eyes and sobs in their throats, they waited patiently in line under the scorching ...

With its last giant pandas sent back to China, a Japanese zoo has turned to costumed keepers to keep visitors engaged and ...

Workers at a Wakayama zoo are dressing up as pandas to give visitors a premium experience after China took back the animals ...

Japan is set to become “panda-free” as the last two giant pandas remaining in the country are scheduled to be returned to China in late January next year. The Asahi Shimbun reported Monday that the ...

Giant pandas from China have delighted visitors to zoos in Japan for more than 50 years, but fans are now anxious that the star attractions may disappear altogether amid an intensifying diplomatic row ...