The “panda-like” pattern distinguishes the crustacean ... The animals were collected in intertidal waters on the southeastern coast of Japan, an area with cobble and sand bottom.

SKELETON PANDA SEA SQUIRT: A new species of sea creature that has a distinctive skeleton-like body structure and black spots that resemble a panda has been discovered in Japan.

Thousands of Japanese fans, some wiping away tears, bid farewell to a beloved Japanese-born giant panda that made her final public appearance Sunday before flying to her home country, China. The ...

Zookeeper Zhao Lanlan is in charge of Xiang Xiang's care. She said it took the Japan-born panda some time to settle in. "Xiang Xiang has a slightly timid personality. She needed time to adapt to ...

including Japan, France, Britain and Germany, over the next decade. When the panda population dwindled in the 1980s, Beijing stopped gifting pandas but turned to more lucrative short-term leasing ...