[Breaking News]Tan Tan, oldest panda in Japan, dies after more than 20-year stay

Kobe - Tan Tan, the oldest giant panda in Japan, has died at age 28 at a Kobe zoo after contributing to friendly ties with China and cheering up locals in the aftermath of a major earthquake that hit western Japan in 1995, the zoo said Monday.The panda, who was between 80 and 100 years old in human years, came to Oji Zoo from China in 2000 for breeding purposes.(Kyodo)