Ueno Zoo’s Last Pandas to Leave: Japan Enters Zero-Panda Era
Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo will bid farewell to its last pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, in February 2026, ushering Japan into a panda-less era amid shifting diplomatic winds.
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Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo will bid farewell to its last pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, in February 2026, ushering Japan into a panda-less era amid shifting diplomatic winds.
Former Kuomintang leaders Ma Ying-jeou and Hung Hsiu-chu, along with Taiwan authorities, criticized Japanese PM Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks as ‘arrogant’ and urged caution.