The pandas team has released pandas 3.0.0, a major update that changes core behaviors around string handling, memory ...

Japan's last pair of pandas have returned to China, leaving Japan without the lovable bears for the first time in half a century. Last two pandas in Japan are leaving for China as ties are strained ...

BEIJING – Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrived in Sichuan province on Jan 28, China’s panda research base said in a social media post, leaving Japan without pandas for the first time since 1972 ...

BEIJING - China's giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrived safely in Sichuan on Wednesday, China's panda research base said in a social media post, following an emotional goodbye from fans in Tokyo ...

Hundreds at zoo in Tokyo say farewell to Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, as China ends ‘panda diplomacy’ with Japan Hundreds of people have gathered to say farewell to two popular pandas departing Tokyo for ...

Japan-Born Pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei Arrive in China as Bilateral Ties Freeze By Colleen Howe BEIJING, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei ‌arrived in Sichuan province on ...

for the first time in 50 years as ties between the Asian neighbours fray. Panda twins Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao were transported by truck out of Ueno Zoological Gardens, their birthplace, disappointing ...

The distinctive black-and-white animals, loaned out as part of China's "panda diplomacy" programme, have symbolised friendship between Beijing and Tokyo since they normalised ties in 1972. Infographic ...

Japan Bids Farewell to Last Giant Pandas as Pair Leave for China By Tom Bateman TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of ‌Japanese panda lovers bid an ‌emotional farewell to the country's last two giant ...

Thousands of people flocked to a zoo in Japan on Sunday to say farewell to the country's last two giant pandas, who are set to return to China on Tuesday. Emotions ran high at the Ueno zoo in Tokyo as ...

Japanese panda fans gathered on Sunday (January 25, 2026) for the final public viewing at Tokyo's Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday ...

Fans gathered at a Tokyo zoo on Sunday to bid farewell to the last two giant pandas in the country, long a symbol of Sino-Japanese friendship, two days before they leave for China. The departure of ...