Japanese Zoo Staff Dress as Pandas After Bears Return to China, Viral Video Shows

• Adventure World in Shirahama Town, Wakayama prefecture, has staff dressing as pandas to entertain visitors.
• This initiative aims to keep the memory of four pandas alive after their return to China in June last year.
• The park had a 30-year breeding program with China, resulting in 17 panda births.
• Despite diplomatic tensions, the park maintains panda facilities and hosts panda-themed events, including a keeper experience.
• Only two pandas remain in Japan at Ueno Zoological Gardens, scheduled to return to China by January end.

Why It Matters: Japanese zoo staff are dressing as pandas to entertain visitors after the real pandas returned to China.