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Return of Ueno Zoo's Twin Pandas Will Make Japan Panda-Less for First Time in 50 Years; Prospect for New Loan Look Difficult

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

14:27 JST, December 28, 2025

Japan will be without any giant pandas after the twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo will be returned to China in late January next year.

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