At least one panda has lived in Japan since the Japanese and Chinese normalized their diplomatic ties in 1972.

The chances of getting a replacement are poor, with Tokyo's relations with Beijing at their lowest point in years amid tensions over Taiwan.

Japan no longer has pandas for the first time in half a century. The last pair, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, have returned to China. The pandas arrived in Sichuan province on Wednesday and will stay ...

The last two giant pandas in Japan were returned to China this week, leaving many people wondering if the void will ever be ...

A giant panda that spent 20 years in the United States has returned to China, gaining 20 kilograms over two years. Latest ...

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

By Tom Bateman TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Japanese panda lovers bid an emotional farewell to the country's last two giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, as they left Tokyo's Ueno Zoo for ...

Nepal, Feb. 10 -- Japan said goodbye to its last two giant pandas on January 27, as twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei were returned ...

CHENGDU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's national giant panda conservation and research center released a video on Wednesday featuring 30 giant panda cubs born in 2025, extending Chinese New Year ...

Pandas have served as something of an unofficial barometer of China-US relations since 1972, when Beijing gifted a pair of the bears to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. following US ...

Chengdu, home to a major panda conservation center, also has the reputation of being mainland China’s most LGBTQ+-friendly ...