JAPAN-TOKYO-GIANT PANDA-CHINA-RETURN

JAPAN-TOKYO-GIANT PANDA-CHINA-RETURN

Xinhua
20 Jan 2026, 17:46 GMT+

(260120) -- TOKYO, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A visitor chooses souvenirs of giant panda Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas, local media reported. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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