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Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang are seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Japanese tourist displays his bag decorated with giant panda accessories at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A tourist poses for photos with a decorative photo frame for giant panda Xiang Xiang's birthday at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists purchase creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists purchase creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang are seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese tourist displays his bag decorated with giant panda accessories at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist poses for photos with a decorative photo frame for giant panda Xiang Xiang's birthday at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 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. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

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Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

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Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

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Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

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Giant panda at western Japan zoo

Giant panda at western Japan zoo

Giant panda Yuihin is pictured next to a pile of artificial snow on her seventh birthday at Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2023. Yuihin was given gifts of a seven-shaped ice block and a bow-shaped snow block.

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Giant panda at western Japan zoo

Giant panda at western Japan zoo

Giant panda Yuihin is pictured next to a pile of artificial snow on her seventh birthday at Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 18, 2023. Yuihin was given gifts of a seven-shaped ice block and a bow-shaped snow block.

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Panda Birthday

Panda Birthday

NANJING, CHINA - JUNE 23, 2023 - Ji Mei, the older of twin giant pandas, enjoys food at Nanning Zoo in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, June 23, 2023. Nanning Zoo celebrated the seventh birthday of twin giant panda siblings Ji Mei and Ji LAN.

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Panda Birthday

Panda Birthday

NANJING, CHINA - JUNE 23, 2023 - Ji LAN, the younger of twin giant pandas, enjoys food at Nanning Zoo in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, June 23, 2023. Nanning Zoo celebrated the seventh birthday of twin giant panda siblings Ji Mei and Ji LAN.

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Panda Birthday

Panda Birthday

NANJING, CHINA - JUNE 23, 2023 - Ji Mei, the older of twin giant pandas, enjoys food at Nanning Zoo in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, June 23, 2023. Nanning Zoo celebrated the seventh birthday of twin giant panda siblings Ji Mei and Ji LAN.

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Panda Birthday

Panda Birthday

NANJING, CHINA - JUNE 23, 2023 - Ji Mei, the older of twin giant pandas, enjoys food at Nanning Zoo in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, June 23, 2023. Nanning Zoo celebrated the seventh birthday of twin giant panda siblings Ji Mei and Ji LAN.

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Panda Birthday

Panda Birthday

NANJING, CHINA - JUNE 23, 2023 - Ji Mei, the older of twin giant pandas, enjoys food at Nanning Zoo in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, June 23, 2023. Nanning Zoo celebrated the seventh birthday of twin giant panda siblings Ji Mei and Ji LAN.

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Panda Birthday

Panda Birthday

NANJING, CHINA - JUNE 23, 2023 - Ji Mei, the older of twin giant pandas, enjoys food at Nanning Zoo in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, June 23, 2023. Nanning Zoo celebrated the seventh birthday of twin giant panda siblings Ji Mei and Ji LAN.

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Panda Birthday

Panda Birthday

NANJING, CHINA - JUNE 23, 2023 - Ji Mei, the older of twin giant pandas, enjoys food at Nanning Zoo in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, June 23, 2023. Nanning Zoo celebrated the seventh birthday of twin giant panda siblings Ji Mei and Ji LAN.

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230529) -- CHENGDU, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Mei Lan eats fresh bamboo at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 29, 2023. Giant panda Mei Lan celebrated its 7th birthday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Monday. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230529) -- CHENGDU, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Mei Lan eats a pumpkin at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 29, 2023. Giant panda Mei Lan celebrated its 7th birthday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Monday. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230529) -- CHENGDU, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 29, 2023 shows giant panda Mei Lan at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant panda Mei Lan celebrated its 7th birthday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Monday. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230529) -- CHENGDU, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Mei Lan eats fresh bamboo at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 29, 2023. Giant panda Mei Lan celebrated its 7th birthday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Monday. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230529) -- CHENGDU, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Mei Lan eats an ice cake at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 29, 2023. Giant panda Mei Lan celebrated its 7th birthday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Monday. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230529) -- CHENGDU, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 29, 2023 shows giant panda Mei Lan at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant panda Mei Lan celebrated its 7th birthday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Monday. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-GIANT PANDA-MEI LAN-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(230529) -- CHENGDU, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Mei Lan eats fresh bamboo at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 29, 2023. Giant panda Mei Lan celebrated its 7th birthday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Monday. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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Teenage golfer Ishikawa celebrates his 18th birthday

Teenage golfer Ishikawa celebrates his 18th birthday

SAPPORO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa (C) celebrates his 18th birthday on the first day of the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course on Sept. 17, 2009. The birthday boy enjoyed a bogey-free round, carding an eagle and two birdies en route to a 68 and an eight-way share of seventh.

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Birthday girl Miyazato grabs lead at Apita Circle-K Ladies

Birthday girl Miyazato grabs lead at Apita Circle-K Ladies

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato celebrated her 19th birthday in style, nailing her career first eagle at the seventh hole and firing a 3-under-par 69 to take a one-stroke lead over defending champion Wei Yun-jye of Taiwan after the second round of the Apita Circle-K Sunkus Ladies golf tournament on June 19 at Nakatsugawa Golf Club in Gifu Prefecture

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Panda twins' 7th birthday in Japan

Panda twins' 7th birthday in Japan

Giant panda Touhin marks her seventh birthday with twin sister Ouhin (unseen) on Dec. 2, 2021 at the Adventure World amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan, with flower-shaped pink ice blocks given to them as a present.

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Panda twins' 7th birthday in Japan

Panda twins' 7th birthday in Japan

Giant panda twins Ouhin (L) and Touhin mark their seventh birthday on Dec. 2, 2021, at the Adventure World amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan, with flower-shaped pink ice blocks given to them as a present.

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Birthday girl Miyazato grabs lead at Apita Circle-K Ladies

Birthday girl Miyazato grabs lead at Apita Circle-K Ladies

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato celebrated her 19th birthday in style, nailing her career first eagle at the seventh hole and firing a 3-under-par 69 to take a one-stroke lead over defending champion Wei Yun-jye of Taiwan after the second round of the Apita Circle-K Sunkus Ladies golf tournament on June 19 at Nakatsugawa Golf Club in Gifu Prefecture (Kyodo)

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Teenage golfer Ishikawa celebrates his 18th birthday

Teenage golfer Ishikawa celebrates his 18th birthday

SAPPORO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa (C) celebrates his 18th birthday on the first day of the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course on Sept. 17, 2009. The birthday boy enjoyed a bogey-free round, carding an eagle and two birdies en route to a 68 and an eight-way share of seventh. (Kyodo)

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Crown Princess Michiko (10)

Crown Princess Michiko (10)

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Princess Michiko (L) gathers daffodils with her daughter Princess Sayako, also known as Princess Nori, on her seventh birthday in the garden at the Togu Palace in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The photo was taken on April 17, 1976. (Kyodo)

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