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 ...

, with many visitors coming to bid them farewell. A 45-year-old woman from Tokyo’s Taito Ward, where Ueno Zoological Gardens is located, said she had visited regularly to see the pandas, describing ...

For more than half a century, giant pandas have helped serve as ambassadors for China around the world, but their time in Japan appears to be drawing to a close with the last two in the country set to ...

Combined photo taken on Dec. 8, 2025, shows twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao (L) and Lei Lei at Ueno zoo in Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of Ueno Zoological Gardens)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Crowds lined up ...

Earlier this week, Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo announced that its twin giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, will be leaving Japan. Fans knew this would happen someday, as the pandas, though born at Ueno Zoo, are ...

A day after news broke that the twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo would return to China at the end of January, potentially resulting in a "panda-less" situation in Japan for the first time ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan risks being without a giant panda on its shores for the first time in more than half a century, as a ...

Japan will soon be Panda-less for the first time in 50 years - with its last two giant bears set to return to China. A day after news broke that the country would soon lose the twin pandas, thousands ...

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A day after news broke that Japan would soon lose its last two giant pandas to China, thousands of fans flocked to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Tuesday to catch a final glimpse, with ...

TOKYO — Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to China next month, worried if or when they would get to see their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo's Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to ...