The Mayor of Shirahama, Japan, Refuses to Keep Four Giant Pandas, Sacrificing Tourism Revenue to Avoid Being Used Politically by China

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The four giant pandas raised at the theme park "Adventure World" in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, will be returned to China on the 28th of next month. Although the giant pandas help Shirahama Town attract tourists, Mayor Yasuhiro Oe, who took office in May last year, said in an interview recently that he has no intention of letting the giant pandas stay.