Japan says goodbye to last pandas amid strained ties with China
Al JazeeraCenterEN 1 min read 100% complete January 27, 2026 at 05:58 PM
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On January 27, 2026, Japan bid farewell to its last two pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, as they returned to China. Large crowds gathered in Tokyo to see the pandas depart. The pandas' return marks the first time in over fifty years that Japan has been without pandas. The departure of the pandas comes amid a period of strained relations between Japan and China. The reason for their return was not explicitly stated in the article.
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