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Japan Bids Farewell to Giant Pandas: First 'Zero' in 54 Years
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2026 nián2026年1 yuè1月27 rì27日rì běn日本dōng jīng东京shàng yě上野dòng wù yuán动物园deshuāng bāo tāi双胞胎dà xióng māo大熊猫xiǎo xiǎo晓晓lěi lěi蕾蕾qǐ chéng启程fǎn huí返回zhōng guó中国

On January 27, 2026, the twin giant pandas 'Xiao Xiao' and 'Lei Lei' at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, set off to return to China.

zhèyì wèi zhe意味着cóng1972niánzhì jīn至今rì běn日本guó nèi国内dì yī cì第一次méi yǒu没有ledà xióng māo大熊猫

This means that for the first time since 1972, there are no giant pandas in Japan.

1 yuè 25 rì1月25日shìtā men它们zuì hòu最后yī cì一次gōng kāi公开lòu miàn露面derì zi日子

January 25 was their last day of public appearance.

suī rán虽然měi rén每人decān guān参观shí jiān时间zhǐ yǒu只有yì fēn zhōng一分钟dàndòng wù yuán动物园mén kǒu门口hái shì还是páilecháng duì长队

Although each visitor only had one minute to see them, long lines formed at the zoo entrance.

hěnduōrénzhexióng māo熊猫wán ǒu玩偶liúzhelèixiàngtā men它们gào bié告别

Many people held panda toys and tearfully said goodbye to them.

yī wèi一位jiǔ suì九岁denán hái男孩nán guò难过shuōcóng xiǎo从小jiùfēi cháng非常xǐ huān喜欢dà xióng māo大熊猫xiàn zài现在gǎn jué感觉fēi cháng非常gū dān孤单

A nine-year-old boy sadly said that he has loved giant pandas since he was little and now feels very lonely.

zàirì běn日本dà xióng māo大熊猫zhǐ shì只是dòng wù yuán动物园demíng xīng明星gèng shì更是dài gěi带给dà jiā大家kuài lè快乐yǒng qì勇气dejiā rén家人

In Japan, giant pandas are not just stars in the zoo, but family members who bring joy and courage to everyone.

zhuān jiā专家gū jì估计zhèduìshuāng bāo tāi双胞胎dà xióng māo大熊猫měi nián每年néngdài lái带来chāo guò超过300 yì300亿rì yuán日元dejīng jì经济shōu yì收益

Experts estimate that this pair of twin giant pandas brings in over 30 billion yen in economic benefits annually.

shàng yě上野dòng wù yuán动物园biǎo shì表示50duō nián lái多年来dà xióng māo大熊猫yì zhí一直shìdòng wù yuán动物园zuìzhòng yào重要dexiàng zhēng象征

Ueno Zoo stated that for more than 50 years, giant pandas have been the most important symbol of the zoo.

wèi shén me为什么mù qián目前méi yǒu没有xīndedà xióng māo大熊猫láirì běn日本ne

Why are there currently no new giant pandas coming to Japan?

zhèxióng māo wài jiāo熊猫外交yǒu guān有关

This is related to 'panda diplomacy.'

zhōng guó中国tōng cháng通常huìdà xióng māo大熊猫zū jiè租借gěiguān xì关系yǒu hǎo友好deguó jiā国家zuò wéi作为hé píng和平yǒu hǎo友好delǐ wù礼物

China usually loans giant pandas to friendly countries as gifts of peace and friendship.

zuì jìn最近zhōng guó中国ào dà lì yà澳大利亚hán guó韩国děngguó jiā国家yǒuxīndedà xióng māo大熊猫hé zuò合作dànyóu yú由于mù qián目前zhōng rì guān xì中日关系bǐ jiào比较fù zá复杂rì běn日本háiméi yǒu没有yíng lái迎来xīndedà xióng māo大熊猫

Recently, China has new giant panda collaborations with countries like Australia and South Korea, but due to the current complex China-Japan relations, Japan has not yet welcomed new giant pandas.

suī rán虽然dà xióng māo大熊猫lí kāi离开lerì běn日本dàntā men它们dài lái带来deměi hǎo美好huí yì回忆huìyì zhí一直liúzàirén men人们xīn zhōng心中

Although the giant pandas have left Japan, the beautiful memories they brought will always remain in people's hearts.

hěnduōrì běn日本mín zhòng民众biǎo shì表示xī wàng希望zàibù jiǔ不久dejiāng lái将来néngzài cì再次zàirì běn日本jiàn dào见到zhè xiē这些kě ài可爱deyǒu hǎo友好dà shǐ大使

Many Japanese people express hope to see these lovely 'friendly ambassadors' again in Japan in the near future.

zhègào bié告别ràngrén men人们zài cì再次sī kǎo思考dà xióng māo大熊猫zàiliǎngguójiāo liú交流zhōngdezhòng yào重要yì yì意义

This farewell also makes people reflect again on the important role giant pandas play in exchanges between the two countries.

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