National Jan 12, 2022
The pandas will be viewable for only three days and to a limited number of visitors amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections.
National Jun 23, 2021
One has been placed in an incubator while the other is being looked after by its mother, Ueno zoo said.
National Jun 4, 2021
Shin Shin, 15, has already produced one cub, the now 3-year-old Xiang Xiang.
National Dec 28, 2020
Overseas travelers get dedicated train cars for Narita-to-Tokyo trek
Incoming visitors and returnees previously had to travel by cab or private car to comply with government requests to avoid public transportation.
National Dec 10, 2020
Tokyo panda Xiang Xiang's return to China pushed back by pandemic
Tokyo Metropolitan Government has agreed with Chinese authorities to push back through next May the return of Xiang Xiang, the popular female offspring of a giant panda couple on loan from China, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Thursday. Xiang Xiang, born in ...
National Oct 2, 2020
Tokyo is set to extend the lease on a giant panda couple on loan from China, while their popular female offspring Xiang Xiang will depart the Japanese capital as planned by the end of the year, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday. Koike said Tokyo is ...
National Sep 8, 2020
A panda couple is being housed in the new pen, which is three times the space of their previous home.
National Jun 23, 2020
Tokyo's Ueno zoo reopens after four-month closure due to coronavirus
Ueno Zoo will implement measures to reduce the risks of infection, including shortening its opening hours to 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and limiting visitors to 4,000 a day.
Books Feb 23, 2019
'Tokyo Ueno Station' shows the dark side of the postwar boom
by Nicolas Gattig
In her new novel, "Tokyo Ueno Station," writer Yu Miri connects Japan's modern past with the homeless in Ueno Park, giving faces and voices to the dispossessed.
National Jan 13, 2018
Ueno Zoo to make panda-viewing easier with new system and extended hours
by Magdalena Osumi
Ueno Zoo will replace its lottery system for viewing popular cub Xiang Xiang with one that favors early birds.
National Jan 2, 2018
Traditional events to welcome Year of the Dog
by Mami Maruko
For many city dwellers, the beginning of the year is a time to rest the body and the soul — be it at home or at an onsen (hot spring) resort — but for others, it's a perfect time to go out and enjoy ...
National Nov 8, 2017
A helicopter crashed in a village northwest of Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, killing four employees of the helicopter service company who were on board, local authorities said. The helicopter crashed around 2:30 p.m. and burst into flames in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, the ...