Japan to Have No Pandas for 1st Time Since 1972 with Return of Ueno Zoo's Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei to China (Update 1)

The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:08 JST,
December 15, 2025
Twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Taito Ward, Tokyo, will be returned to China in late January 2026, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the Tokyo Zoological Park Society announced on Monday. The two 4-year-old pandas are currently the only pandas kept in Japan,...
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