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.
International relations
All four pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China
Two remaining in Tokyo set to return by next February
Giant panda Rauhin chews bamboo at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture, on June 27. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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