Hordes of fans are flocking to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo’s Taito Ward to bid farewell to twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, who ...

Just a month before the start of the Olympic Games in Japan, the country is celebrating another exciting occasion. A giant panda has given birth to tiny twin cubs at a Japanese zoo — a joyous moment ...

Anticipated pandemonium over the debut of giant panda twins at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo was averted with a decision to initially put the animals on limited public display as a precaution against the spread of ...

The babies arrived in the early hours of Wednesday, June 23, to parents Shin Shin and Ri Ri Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving ...

Ueno Zoo staff spread a net to catch a fake zebra as it strolls in the zoo park during the annual exercise for runaway animals. Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog ...

Ueno Park is home to many museums, temples and attractions including Ueno Zoo, but did you know it also used to run its very own monorail? Huffing along exclusively around the zoo, the Ueno Zoo ...

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. The zoo is ...