Japan business delegation to seek loan of giant panda from China

A giant panda named Yuihin is seen at the Adventure World theme park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture. She returned to China in June 2025. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun file

OSAKA, (Japan): A delegation of Kansai businesspeople plans to ask for the loan of a giant panda when it visits China in late December, it has been learned.

The group is scheduled to visit Beijing between Dec 20 and 22. It will be led by Masayoshi Matsumoto, chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation, and Shingo Torii, chairman of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.