CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA CASTLE PARK

CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA CASTLE PARK

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria takes part in a guided walk with Ms Yasue Fukuda at Osaka Castle Park in Osaka, Japan, on October 9, 2025.Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow/TT/Code 10070

CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA CASTLE PARK

CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA CASTLE PARK

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria takes part in a guided walk with Ms Yasue Fukuda at Osaka Castle Park in Osaka, Japan, on October 9, 2025.Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow/TT/Code 10070

CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA CASTLE PARK

CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA CASTLE PARK

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria takes part in a guided walk with Ms Yasue Fukuda at Osaka Castle Park in Osaka, Japan, on October 9, 2025.Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow/TT/Code 10070

Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

TOKYO, Japan, June 20 Kyodo - Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions. (Kyodo)

Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Tokio pop group member removed from TV show over past conduct

Nippon Television Network Corp. President Hiroyuki Fukuda holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2025, saying Taichi Kokubun, 50, a member of Japanese all-male pop group Tokio, was removed from a popular program aired by the TV network due to past conduct that breached compliance rules on multiple occasions.

Soccer: German Bundesliga

Soccer: German Bundesliga

Borussia Monchengladbach's Shio Fukuda (L) is pursued during a German Bundesliga football match against VfL Wolfsburg on Jan. 14, 2025, in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Soccer: German Bundesliga

Soccer: German Bundesliga

Borussia Monchengladbach's Shio Fukuda (R) vies for the ball during a German Bundesliga football match against VfL Wolfsburg on Jan. 14, 2025, in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Iwakuni city willing to accept Osprey deployment

Iwakuni city willing to accept Osprey deployment

Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda (front) speaks at a city assembly session in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Aug. 27, 2024, expressing the western Japan city's intention to accept the deployment of U.S. Navy Ospreys at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base.

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-JAPAN-YASUO FUKUDA-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-JAPAN-YASUO FUKUDA-MEETING (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister, meets with Yasuo Fukuda, former Japanese Prime Minister and former chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, in Beijing, capital of China, March 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-ICE HOCKEY-WOMEN'S 6-TEAM-GOLD MEDAL GAME-SWE VS JPN

(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-ICE HOCKEY-WOMEN'S 6-TEAM-GOLD MEDAL GAME-SWE VS JPN

(240131) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japan's goalkeeper Fukuda Suzuno fails to save the puck during the ice hockey women's 6-team tournament gold medal game between Sweden and Japan at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Jan. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Mazars Challenge International - Paris

Fencing Match (foil) between Fukuda Ryosuke and Choi Chun Yin Ryan during the Mazars Challenge International de Paris fencing on January 13, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet / ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-FORMER JAPANESE PM-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-FORMER JAPANESE PM-MEETING (CN)

(231026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-FORMER JAPANESE PM-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-FORMER JAPANESE PM-MEETING (CN)

(231026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

Ex-Japan PM Fukuda in Beijing

Ex-Japan PM Fukuda in Beijing

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda meets the press in Beijing on Oct. 26, 2023, after holding talks with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng the previous day.

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-YASUO FUKUDA-JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-YASUO FUKUDA-JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

(231023) -- BEIJING, Oct. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with a Japanese friendship delegation led by former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

45th anniversary of Japan-China friendship treaty

45th anniversary of Japan-China friendship treaty

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of a friendship treaty between Japan and China coming into force on Oct. 23, 2023, in Beijing. Fukuda's father Takeo was prime minister when the treaty was signed in 1978.

Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda

Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2023, ahead of the 45th anniversary of a friendship treaty between Japan and China coming into force.

Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda

Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2023, ahead of the 45th anniversary of a friendship treaty between Japan and China coming into force.

JAPAN-TOKYO-FORMER JAPANESE PM-INTERVIEW

JAPAN-TOKYO-FORMER JAPANESE PM-INTERVIEW

(231021) -- TOKYO, Oct. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "Interview: Peaceful, friendly relations between Japan, China must pass on: former Japanese PM" (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

JAPAN-TOKYO-FORMER JAPANESE PM-INTERVIEW

JAPAN-TOKYO-FORMER JAPANESE PM-INTERVIEW

(231021) -- TOKYO, Oct. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 10, 2023. TO GO WITH "Interview: Peaceful, friendly relations between Japan, China must pass on: former Japanese PM" (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

POETTERY THAT CAN’T BE THROWN

POETTERY THAT CAN’T BE THROWN, Giant Vase (Kasama Pottery), Kasama Kikki, Minoru Fukuda, Seito Fukuda, Rokuro, Ceramic Art, Ceramic Art School, Education, Traditional Crafts, Japanese Culture, Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, Katsuyuki Fukuda=Date:1994, Place:Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture,JAPAN

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-FORMER JAPANESE PM-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-FORMER JAPANESE PM-MEETING (CN)

(230401) -- BEIJING, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Yasuo Fukuda, former Japanese prime minister and former chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-FORMER JAPANESE PM-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-FORMER JAPANESE PM-MEETING (CN)

(230401) -- BEIJING, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Yasuo Fukuda, former Japanese prime minister and former chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customs officers supervise the unloading of the Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects a vehicle loaded with the Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member and a veterinarian (2nd R) examine the Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230221) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A veterinarian examines the Japan-born giant panda Xiang Xiang at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Tuesday morning left Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. Now five years and eight months old, the panda has reached her breeding maturity. "Considering the future of Xiang Xiang and the giant pandas as a species, it would be amazing if it found a good mate and breed in China," Yutaka Fukuda, director of Ueno Zoo, told Xinhua. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Giant panda Xiang Xiang

Giant panda Xiang Xiang

Yutaka Fukuda, head of Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, speaks to reporters after seeing off Xiang Xiang the giant panda on Feb. 21, 2023, her day of departure to China.

Giant panda Xiang Xiang

Giant panda Xiang Xiang

Yutaka Fukuda, head of Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, speaks to reporters after seeing off Xiang Xiang the giant panda on Feb. 21, 2023, her day of departure to China.