US EditionAll 4 Pandas at West Japan Zoo Depart for China, Leaves 2 in Country
- On June 28, 2025, four giant pandas departed from a theme park in Shirahama, located in Wakayama, Japan, to return to China as their lease period came to an end.
- The program, which started in 1994 as a collaboration with the Chinese panda research center, concluded with the zoo having nurtured 17 cubs—more than any other facility outside of China.
- Thousands of visitors gathered for the pandas' final public appearance on June 27, including about 1,400 who queued early and 3,000 attending the farewell.
- Zoo director Koji Imazu noted that while the current breeding efforts have concluded, the zoo remains ready to welcome new pandas in the future, highlighting continued collaboration.
- After the pandas' departure, only two remain at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, and both are scheduled to return to China next February, continuing conservation ties between China and Japan.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
14 Articles
14 Articles
All
Left
6
Center
2
Right
2
Fans bid teary farewell to 4 giant pandas at zoo before their return to China
Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell Friday to a family of four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan’s coastal town of Shirahama as the animals made their last public appearance before their return to China. Around 3,000 visitors flocked to the Adventure World theme park to get a…
·Sakado, Japan
Read Full Article
Associated Press NewsReposted by 
The Hamilton Spectator
The Hamilton SpectatorFans bid teary farewell to four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan before their return to China
Thousands of fans in Japan have bid an emotional farewell to four giant pandas. The pandas, a mother and her three daughters, made their final public appearance on Friday at Adventure World theme park in the western coastal town of Shirahama before returning to China.
·United States
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources14
Leaning Left6Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Left
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources lean Left
60% Left
L 60%
C 20%
R 20%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
