BANGKOK -- BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's last pair of pandas have returned to China, leaving Japan without the lovable bears for the ...

Japan bids farewell to its last pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, as they return to China amid strained diplomatic relations.

Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrived in Sichuan province on Wednesday, China's panda research base said in a social media post, leaving Japan without ...

Panda diplomacy has a long history in China, dating back more than 1,300 years. Historical records show that the Empress Wu ...

TOKYO – Giant panda fans bade farewell to twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei as their final viewing took place at Tokyo’s Ueno ...

Japan’s last giant pandas leave Tokyo for China, ending a 50-year presence as Japan-China ties show signs of strain.

By Joseph Campbell TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Panda fans flocked to the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Sunday to say goodbye to its star ...

Japanese panda fans have seen their beloved pandas return to China over the past decades, but bidding farewell to beloved ...

Crowds gathered at Ueno Zoo on Sunday to bid farewell to Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, the only remaining giant pandas in Japan, ...

Hundreds gathered to say farewell to two popular pandas departing Tokyo for China on Tuesday, leaving Japan without any of ...

The return of Ueno Zoo’s last giant pandas underscores how an animal became a diplomatic symbol — and what happens when that symbol is withdrawn.

Japanese fans rushed to farewell the country’s last two pandas on Sunday ahead of their return to China, in a departure that highlights strained relations between the two countries.