Panda twins out of incubator at Tokyo zoo
The giant panda twins born in June at Ueno zoo in Tokyo are now growing up outside the incubator.
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The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse skywrites ahead of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics.
read moreParalympic symbol set up in Tokyo waterfront
A gigantic Paralympic symbol is set up in Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront area in the leadup to the Tokyo Paralympics.
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A new island is formed after a major undersea eruption occurs near Iwo Jima, part of the Ogasawara Islands in southern T...
read moreAthletes' village reopens for Paralympics
The athletes' village reopens a week ahead of the Paralympics.
read morePanda twins' eyes now open
50 days after birth, the panda twins' eyes are starting to open.
read moreChirping baby cheetahs
Six baby cheetahs born in June at a zoo in Chiba, east of Tokyo, chirp like birds when they are calling their mother.
read morePanda twin cubs weigh over 1 kg each
Ueno Zoo releases footage of the giant panda twin cubs born in late June and now weighing more than 1 kilogram each.
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