JAPAN-TOKYO-GIANT PANDA-CHINA-RETURN

(260120) — TOKYO, Jan. 20, 2026 (Xinhua) — A customer chooses souvenirs of big panda Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 25, 2025. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, at the moment residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the primary time in about half a century that Japan shall be with none pandas, native media reported. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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