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XIANG XIANG

Japan Times
LIFE / 2010S: DECADE IN REVIEW,2010s: Decade in review
Nov 7, 2019
Animals of all stripes (and spots) found their 15 minutes of fame in the 2010s
What do hamster behinds, a handsome gorilla and cats running train stations have in common? Hours of social media gold!
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2019
Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang at Tokyo¡¯s Ueno zoo to turn 2 this week
Few birthdays call for greater celebration than that of Xiang Xiang, a female giant panda cub living in Tokyo¡¯s Ueno zoo who will turn 2 years old on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2018
Ueno Zoo to make panda-viewing easier with new system and extended hours
Ueno Zoo will replace its lottery system for viewing popular cub Xiang Xiang with one that favors early birds.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 6, 2018
2018: Year of the 800-pound Gorilla
Four topics dominated Â鶹´«Ã½ non-Twitter news cycle for the last quarter of 2017. Two involved sports: the signing of 23-year-old baseball superstar Shohei Otani to play for the Los Angeles Angels of the American League; and the resignation of sumo grand champion Harumafuji after assaulting a younger...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 23, 2017
Tokyo Banana Panda: Ticks the ¡®aww¡¯ box but otherwise bear-ly worth writing home about
Souvenir mainstay Tokyo Banana hasn¡¯t missed its chance to honor Xiang Xiang¡¯s big moment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2017
Â鶹´«Ã½ retailers harness panda power
A giant panda cub made her public debut at Â鶹´«Ã½ oldest zoo in Tokyo on Tuesday, and naturally retailers saw a golden opportunity in black-and-white souvenirs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2017
Ueno Zoo¡¯s panda cub Xiang Xiang makes her media debut
A six-month-old giant panda cub was unveiled to the media at Tokyo¡¯s Ueno Zoo on Monday, becoming the zoo¡¯s first to debut in 29 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2017
Ueno Zoo to use lottery system for tickets to view panda cub
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Thursday that visitors to Ueno Zoo wishing to see its 6-month old panda cub in December and January will be selected at random from those who apply.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2017
With panda cub set for public debut, Ueno Zoo may take lead on smoking ban
Tokyo¡¯s Ueno Zoo is contemplating a complete smoking ban before female giant panda cub Xiang Xiang goes on public view in December ¡ª the first Tokyo zoo to do so, its operator said.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2017
The public has spoken: Xiang Xiang is the name of Ueno Zoo¡¯s newest star
The new star at Tokyo¡¯s Ueno Zoo has been named Xiang Xiang, the kanji for which can mean either ¡°fragrance¡± or ¡°popular¡± in Chinese.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2017
At 100 days old, Ueno Zoo¡¯s panda cub takes a few wobbly steps
The 100-day-old baby giant panda at Tokyo¡¯s Ueno Zoo can now take a few wobbly steps on its own, according to photographs and a video released by the zoo on Wednesday.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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