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- Twin giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, are scheduled to return to China in late January 2026.
- Japan will be without giant pandas for the first time in 53 years following their departure.
- These pandas are the last remaining in Japan, after previous pandas were returned or died recently.
- Twin giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, are scheduled to return to China in late January 2026.
- Japan will be without giant pandas for the first time in 53 years following their departure.
- These pandas are the last remaining in Japan, after previous pandas were returned or died recently.
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Twin pandas Xiao Xiao & Lei Lei return to China in 2026, marking Japan's first time without pandas in 53 years. They are the last pandas in Japan. #pandas #Japan #China
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251215_10/#summary
Date: Dec. 15, 2025
Notes: 2025-12-15
Created: 2025/12/15 18:40
Updated: 2025/12/15 20:30
Last Read: 2025/12/15 20:30