Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Saturday before returning to China for medical treatment.

The money is being used to help rebuild a panda sanctuary in Sichuan that was nearly destroyed in a 2008 earthquake, and to fund panda breeding projects run jointly by Japan and China.

Thousands of Japanese fans, some wiping away tears, bid farewell to a beloved Japanese-born giant panda that made her final public appearance Sunday before flying to her home country, China.

Zookeeper Zhao Lanlan is in charge of Xiang Xiang's care. She said it took the Japan-born panda some time to settle in. "Xiang Xiang has a slightly timid personality. She needed time to adapt to ...

At the Chengdu Open, third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and world No. 45 Kevin Anderson took some time off to visit a giant panda sanctuary, and the results were adorable. “Oh, it’s amazing.