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For the first time in more than half a century, Japan is pandaless (ph). No pandas. The country's last pair of giant pandas were returned to China last month. NPR's Anthony Kuhn was at the zoo to see ...

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TOKYO — Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo's Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei return to China this week. Their departure on Tuesday will leave Japan ...

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TOKYO — Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to China next month, worried if or when they would get to see their ...

A panda drought — that has been unbearable for some — is finally over. Two Giant pandas are now available for public viewing in the nation's capital. Bao Li and Qing Bao are out of quarantine and in ...

Panda fan culture once flourished in China. But Beijing is tightening control of discussion of a national symbol. By Mara Hvistendahl Mara Hvistendahl has spent months reporting on China’s foreign ...