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December 17, 2025 at 07:05 JST
Visitors queue to watch giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Dec. 16, a day after Japan announced the pandas will be returned to China in January 2026. (AP Photo)
Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo's Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to China next month, worried if or when they get to see their replacement in Japan as Tokyo's relations with Beijing sunk. [Read More]
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