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Japan's last pair of pandas arrives in China

Published on 28 Jan 2026 12:13:33 PM

Japan's last two giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, returned to China on Wednesday (January 28), leaving Japan with no giant pandas for the first time in more than five decades.

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Japan's last two giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, returned to China on Wednesday (January 28), leaving Japan with no giant pandas for the first time in more than five decades.

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