December 17, 2025
Female giant panda cub Xiang Xiang (L) sits next to her mother Shin Shin (R) at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on November 12, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
Japan’s last two giant pandas are headed to China and fans just cannot bear it
Their move to China had long been planned, but Tokyo’s loss is rich in symbolism as China-Japan relations have lately deteriorated due to geopolitical matters.
