Japan quake-hit city desires pandas to be leased

Japan quake-hit city desires pandas to be leased

SENDAI, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua (L) and Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama shake hands at the Sendai city offices in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2011. The mayor of the city, which was hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, reiterated in a meeting with the ambassador the city's request for China to lease giant pandas to the city-run Yagiyama Zoological Park to cheer up local children affected by the disaster. The city made the request to the Chinese government earlier. (Kyodo)

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