The zoo's first pair of pandas arrived in 1972, marking the signing of a peace treaty between Japan and China.Expectations are running high for the new set ... Visitors to Ueno Zoo have fallen to ...
Many people likely see their 13 years in Japan superimposed on the history of their own family. The two pandas departed Japan on Sept. 29, which coincidentally marks the date in 1972 when then ...
Under Japan’s agreement, Xiang Xiang, whose parents are still on loan at Ueno Zoo, must be sent to China despite having been born and raised in Japan. (This article was compiled from reports by ...
There were emotional scenes at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo, where visitors flocked for the last public viewing of giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin on Saturday, before they are sent back to China.
The pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin arrived at Ueno Zoo in 2011 and were due to stay until February 2026, but Japan and China agreed it would be better for the 19-year-olds to return to their home country ...