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Nikkei Asia
3 days ago
- Nikkei Asia
All four pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China
Giant panda Rauhin chews bamboo at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture, on June 27. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura) WAKAYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- All four giant pandas on loan at a western Japan zoo departed the country for China on Saturday, leaving just two of the animals in Japan. Rauhin, a 24-year-old female, and her offspring -- Yuihin, 8, Saihin, 6, and Fuhin, 4 -- were loaded onto a charter flight that took off from Kansai International Airport at around 3 p.m. They are headed to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China's Sichuan Province. The lease agreement for the four was set to expire in August. Japan's two remaining giant pandas, Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, are at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens and are due to return to China by next February.
Nikkei Asia
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Nikkei Asia
Sky garden in full bloom atop Osaka Expo's Grand Ring
The Great Ring at Expo 2025 in Osaka is carpeted with various flowers including white orlaya. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura) KOSAKU MIMURA OSAKA -- Perched high above the grounds of Expo 2025 in Osaka, the rooftop of the Grand Ring has come alive with early summer flowers -- transforming the skywalk into a floating garden. The once-muted landscape is now awash in vibrant purples, yellows, whites and pinks, offering a striking contrast to the steel and glass of the Expo site below.
