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Japan
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Country 4 locations 30 pandas
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Places in Japan
4 locations recorded
Panda profiles
Pandas connected to Japan
30 pandas recorded
Currently in Japan
The active panda profiles tied to institutions in this country.
Ai Hin
爱浜
19 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Ai Hin (爱浜, studbook #663) is a female giant panda born on December 23, 2006 at Adventure World, Japan — the only docume...
View profileFuhin
枫浜
5 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Fuhin (枫浜), studbook #1138, is a female giant panda born on November 22, 2020, at Adventure World in Wakayama, Japan. Sh...
captive-bred adventure-world japan
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Kai Hin
海浜
15 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Kai Hin (海浜, studbook #782) is a male giant panda born August 11, 2010 at Adventure World, Japan. Twin of You Hin, he an...
View profileKou Hin
幸浜
20 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Kou Hin is a male giant panda born on 2005-08-23 at Adventure World, Wakayama, Japan. He is registered under studbook nu...
View profileLei Lei
蕾蕾
4 years old
Ya'an Bifengxia Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Lei Lei (蕾蕾) is a female giant panda born June 23, 2021 at Ueno Zoo, Tokyo. Twin of Xiao Xiao, her name was chosen from ...
View profileMei Hin
梅浜
17 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Mei Hin (梅浜, studbook #737) is a female giant panda born September 13, 2008 at Adventure World, Japan — part of the firs...
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Pandas whose birth place is recorded inside this country.
Ai Hin
爱浜
19 years old
Adventure World
Ai Hin (爱浜, studbook #663) is a female giant panda born on December 23, 2006 at Adventure World, Japan — the only docume...
View profileFuhin
枫浜
5 years old
Adventure World
Fuhin (枫浜), studbook #1138, is a female giant panda born on November 22, 2020, at Adventure World in Wakayama, Japan. Sh...
captive-bred adventure-world japan
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Kai Hin
海浜
15 years old
Adventure World
Kai Hin (海浜, studbook #782) is a male giant panda born August 11, 2010 at Adventure World, Japan. Twin of You Hin, he an...
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Historical panda profiles connected to this country.
Dan Dan
旦旦
30 years old
Kobe Oji Zoo
Dan Dan (旦旦, studbook #434), originally named Shuang Shuang (爽爽), was a female giant panda born on September 16, 1995 at...
View profileKang Kang
康康
56 years old
Ueno Zoo
Kang Kang (康康, studbook #122) was a male giant panda discovered in the wild of Baoxing, Sichuan in February 1972 and gif...
View profileLan Lan
兰兰
56 years old
Ueno Zoo
Lan Lan (兰兰, studbook #123) was a female giant panda gifted by China to Japan in 1972 to mark the normalization of diplo...
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Further reading connected to Japan
Featured
Culture 📚 general
The Ultimate Panda Documentary Guide: 50+ Films Every Panda Lover Needs to Watch
A curated global guide to over 50 panda documentaries spanning seven decades, seven thematic categories, and ten countries — from Pan Wenshi's raw Qinling field recordings in the 1990s to the 2024 Korean theatrical release Goodbye, Grandpa. Every film is verified, reviewed, and linked to the real pandas, keepers, and breeding centers behind the footage.
documentary film guide
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Featured
Culture 📚 general
Global Panda Distribution Index: A 58-Location Spatiotemporal Report
The giant panda's global distribution spans 58 locations across continents — from the bamboo forests of Sichuan to climate-controlled enclosures in Singapore. This article provides an overview of the panda diaspora: where pandas live, why they're there, and what the geographic distribution reveals about panda diplomacy, conservation, and the species' remarkable adaptability.
distribution global locations
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Featured
Culture 📚 general
80 Years of Panda Diplomacy: From Wartime Gifts to Global Research Loans
Trace the transformation of giant panda diplomacy from 1941, when Soong Mei-ling gifted the first pandas to America, through the landmark 1972 Nixon-era exchange, to today's international research loan agreements that channel millions of dollars annually into wild habitat conservation. This is the untold story of how a reclusive mountain bear became the world's most powerful diplomatic animal.
2 pandas
diplomacy history panda-loan
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Featured
Culture 📚 general
Ueno Zoo Obsession: Why Japan Falls Deeper in Love With Pandas Every Year
Since 1972, when the first pandas arrived as symbols of Sino-Japanese diplomatic normalization, Ueno Zoo in Tokyo has been the epicenter of Japan's enduring panda obsession. From the nationwide mourning when Ling Ling died to the tearful farewell for Xiang Xiang in 2023, this article explores the cultural, psychological, and economic dimensions of Japan's unique panda love affair.
japan ueno-zoo xiang-xiang
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Recent activity
What the archive has recorded here
2024
Mar 31
Dan Dan Dies at Kobe Oji Zoo
Dan Dan passed away at age 28 due to worsening heart disease. She was later appointed a China-Japan Friendship Envoy.
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2021
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Activity in this country has been recorded in the archive since 1972.
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