数万民众涌入东京上野动物园，向即将返回中国的仅存两只日本大熊猫——小小和雷雷——告别。这场感人的告别凸显了熊猫的文化意义，几十年来，中国一直将熊猫作为外交工具。它们的离开正值中日关系恶化之际，尤其是在日本首相发表保卫台湾的言论之后。随着大熊猫的回归，日本自1972年以来将首次失去熊猫。 Tens of thousands of people visited Tokyo's Ueno Zoo to say goodbye to the last two giant pandas in Japan, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, who are set to return to China. The emotional farewell highlights the cultural significance of pandas, which China has used for decades as a diplomatic tool. Their departure coincides with deteriorating Sino-Japanese relations, particularly after Japan's Prime Minister commented on defending Taiwan. With the pandas' return, Japan will not have any pandas for the first time since 1972.