Xinhua
27 Jan 2026, 10:45 GMT+10
(260127) -- TOKYO, Jan. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei depart the Ueno Zoological Gardens by truck in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026. The last remaining two giant pandas in Japan on Tuesday left Tokyo's Ueno zoo for their return to China, marking the first time that there will be no pandas in Japan in around half a century.
The twin pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, were transported by truck from the Ueno Zoological Gardens to Narita Airport, where they were scheduled to board a flight back to China. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
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