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National Jun 23, 2021

Twin joy as Tokyo panda gives birth to two cubs

One has been placed in an incubator while the other is being looked after by its mother, Ueno zoo said.

National Jun 4, 2021

Giant panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo may be pregnant

Shin Shin, 15, has already produced one cub, the now 3-year-old Xiang Xiang.

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 ...

Culture | 2010S: DECADE IN REVIEW Nov 7, 2019

Animals of all stripes (and spots) found their 15 minutes of fame in the 2010s

by Patrick St. Michel

What do hamster behinds, a handsome gorilla and cats running train stations have in common? Hours of social media gold!

National Jun 10, 2019

Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno zoo to turn 2 this week

by Ryusei Takahashi

Few birthdays call for greater celebration than that of Xiang Xiang, a female giant panda cub living in Tokyo's Ueno zoo who will turn 2 years old on Wednesday. Ahead of her birthday, the zoo released on Monday an update on her growth. Xiang Xiang was ...

National May 31, 2019

Loan period for Ueno zoo's crowd-pulling giant panda cub Xiang Xiang extended until end of 2020

Xiang Xiang, a giant panda cub that has been drawing huge crowds at a Tokyo's Ueno zoo, will return to China by the end of 2020, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday. The female panda was originally scheduled to be returned when she turns 2 ...

National Nov 13, 2018

Ueno Zoo's Xiang Xiang the panda begins to live separately from mother

Xiang Xiang, a panda cub at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, took her first steps toward living apart from her mother Tuesday, zoo officials said. The zoo plans for the panda cub to become fully independent by the end of the year by gradually increasing the ...

National Jun 12, 2018

Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang turns 1 year old at Tokyo zoo

Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang celebrated her first birthday in good health Tuesday at a Tokyo zoo. Born on June 12 last year to mother Shin Shin and father Ri Ri through natural mating, Xiang Xiang enjoys climbing trees every day and eating apples, according ...

National Feb 1, 2018

1,200 line up to see panda cub in Tokyo as display limits eased

Around 1,200 people lined up on Thursday morning at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo to see giant panda cub Xiang Xiang and mother Shin Shin, as a first-come, first-served system for viewing the animals kicked off. According to the zoo, the line began to form at around ...

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 / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jan 6, 2018

2018: Year of the 800-pound Gorilla

by Mark Schreiber

Four topics dominated Japan's non-Twitter news cycle for the last quarter of 2017. Two involved sports: the signing of 23-year-old baseball superstar Shohei Otani to play for the Los Angeles Angels of the American League; and the resignation of sumo grand champion Harumafuji after ...