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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see the first public appearance of two giant pandas from China at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UaVnH2VZxCk/t/124/I0000UaVnH2VZxCk.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see the first public appearance of two giant pandas from China at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jhLunSvKN38/t/124/I0000jhLunSvKN38.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see the first public appearance of two giant pandas from China at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NyFvWzjrvXo/t/124/I0000NyFvWzjrvXo.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Staff collect donations for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000009cnRphTlmY/t/124/I000009cnRphTlmY.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Staff collect donations for...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see the first public appearance of two giant pandas from China at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000j7O1oVnEZ2A/t/124/I0000j7O1oVnEZ2A.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Staff collect donations for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000HuQaOYloffM/t/124/I0000HuQaOYloffM.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Staff collect donations for...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A sister pose for a photograph with stuffed panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JP0Codp_hd0/t/124/I0000JP0Codp_hd0.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A sister pose for a photograph...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YNfR3tUmjkc/t/124/I0000YNfR3tUmjkc.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EY7Z5YxjqVE/t/124/I0000EY7Z5YxjqVE.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" is...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000C2ZvZn_dTTc/t/124/I0000C2ZvZn_dTTc.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003VH9enBMkKk/t/124/I00003VH9enBMkKk.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PQkAaUEhpwA/t/124/I0000PQkAaUEhpwA.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000azqX6G3UAZ8/t/124/I0000azqX6G3UAZ8.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006qOgXLPFfLw/t/124/I00006qOgXLPFfLw.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FhPLn0TFif4/t/124/I0000FhPLn0TFif4.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000y6WT9e0VMp0/t/124/I0000y6WT9e0VMp0.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see the first public appearance of two giant pandas from China at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YSC7Y22MVD0/t/124/I0000YSC7Y22MVD0.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People wait in a queue to see...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007UQqhNjGowg/t/124/I00007UQqhNjGowg.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000L02zp_NJC2s/t/124/I0000L02zp_NJC2s.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TatxxmNXuQg/t/124/I0000TatxxmNXuQg.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" eats...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line for hours before the gate to open at Ueno Zoo, where two new giant pandas make their debut to the public on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. The zoo reopened today after two weeks of closure as aftershocks from the quake. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rLUuOoLt6Z0/t/124/I0000rLUuOoLt6Z0.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line for hours before the gate to open at Ueno Zoo, where two new giant pandas make their debut to the public on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. The zoo reopened today after two weeks of closure as aftershocks from the quake. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TnDr2bC0BWQ/t/124/I0000TnDr2bC0BWQ.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line for hours before the gate to open at Ueno Zoo, where two new giant pandas make their debut to the public on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. The zoo reopened today after two weeks of closure as aftershocks from the quake. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007yl0Oo_JNvI/t/124/I00007yl0Oo_JNvI.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line for hours before the gate to open at Ueno Zoo, where two new giant pandas make their debut to the public on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. The zoo reopened today after two weeks of closure as aftershocks from the quake. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003A4nDYx69aM/t/124/I00003A4nDYx69aM.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow female panda "Shin Shin", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yn1MgjKKbpU/t/124/I0000yn1MgjKKbpU.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A male giant panda "Ri Ri" is...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line for hours before the gate to open at Ueno Zoo, where two new giant pandas make their debut to the public on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. The zoo reopened today after two weeks of closure as aftershocks from the quake. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MJS9ihoCib0/t/124/I0000MJS9ihoCib0.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two giant pandas with their cameras and cells phones as the pair makes their debut to the public when Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, closed since the March 11 earthquake, reopens on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002lxQmqQWN7c/t/124/I00002lxQmqQWN7c.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two giant pandas with their cameras and cells phones as the pair makes their debut to the public when Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, closed since the March 11 earthquake, reopens on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000i8qjzVfSOlU/t/124/I0000i8qjzVfSOlU.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two giant pandas with their cameras and cells phones as the pair makes their debut to the public when Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, closed since the March 11 earthquake, reopens on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000hjkKT7JWrLA/t/124/I0000hjkKT7JWrLA.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line for hours before the gate to open at Ueno Zoo, where two new giant pandas make their debut to the public on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. The zoo reopened today after two weeks of closure as aftershocks from the quake. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000h9rTjHFwTPg/t/124/I0000h9rTjHFwTPg.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Hundreds of people wait in line...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004R7qiOaiyXg/t/124/I00004R7qiOaiyXg.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003lkCUXypgys/t/124/I00003lkCUXypgys.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two giant pandas with their cameras and cells phones as the pair makes their debut to the public when Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, closed since the March 11 earthquake, reopens on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wxYHUZRCKMM/t/124/I0000wxYHUZRCKMM.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two giant pandas with their cameras and cells phones as the pair makes their debut to the public when Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, closed since the March 11 earthquake, reopens on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000K1w27yiNLpk/t/124/I0000K1w27yiNLpk.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dmytbqdOOr0/t/124/I0000dmytbqdOOr0.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VkPTWHW3aUs/t/124/I0000VkPTWHW3aUs.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-.](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jzm3OdcS5eg/t/124/I0000jzm3OdcS5eg.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" is seen at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004AEfsXKm9nw/t/124/I00004AEfsXKm9nw.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two giant pandas with their cameras and cells phones as the pair makes their debut to the public when Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, closed since the March 11 earthquake, reopens on Friday, April 1, 2011. The pandas - a male named Ri Ri and a female named Shin Shin - were supposed to make their debut on March 22 after arriving from China on Feb. 21, 18 days before a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. Both pandas also have experienced a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Sichuan province when they were housed at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in May 2008. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO) [3618] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009srCi7KgGuQ/t/124/I00009srCi7KgGuQ.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - People take pictures of two...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin Shin" eats bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011, on the first day its appearance with a fellow male panda "Ri Ri", not seen, to the public. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005G3EhFhQyNk/t/124/I00005G3EhFhQyNk.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A female giant panda "Shin...
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![April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A girl holds a flag to welcome the first public appearance of two giant pandas from China at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Friday, April 1, 2011. Thousands of visitors flocked to catch a first glimpse of a pair of pandas on loan from China, in a welcome respite from the gloom over last month's massive earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO) [1045] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lpTpx8dQwWo/t/124/I0000lpTpx8dQwWo.jpg)
April 1, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A girl holds a flag to welcome...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XVbIzxQFYhA/t/124/I0000XVbIzxQFYhA.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003j_lHp7xa.U/t/124/I00003j_lHp7xa.U.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cUYac2RNwJE/t/124/I0000cUYac2RNwJE.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004lQ6FS7PXZQ/t/124/I00004lQ6FS7PXZQ.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000omLLC5RMqxg/t/124/I0000omLLC5RMqxg.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006SLJUkjUfiI/t/124/I00006SLJUkjUfiI.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lpsNBxOjyz4/t/124/I0000lpsNBxOjyz4.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000pZ7LtQV2WwE/t/124/I0000pZ7LtQV2WwE.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007k5fwFdMAmU/t/124/I00007k5fwFdMAmU.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wfs5cF9HMUY/t/124/I0000wfs5cF9HMUY.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BTqstAw0BIQ/t/124/I0000BTqstAw0BIQ.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000069j1pG5l9dw/t/124/I000069j1pG5l9dw.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bt3V_xk4hvw/t/124/I0000bt3V_xk4hvw.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gJEwnfc9veM/t/124/I0000gJEwnfc9veM.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OIcop3vOauY/t/124/I0000OIcop3vOauY.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000hjPyRmhQ1AM/t/124/I0000hjPyRmhQ1AM.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Panda pictures and signs adorn the gate of Ueno Zoo, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ROFh5RhmROY/t/124/I0000ROFh5RhmROY.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Panda pictures and signs...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and street signs, pandas are everywhere in Ueno, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000s2M8qSAi_sA/t/124/I0000s2M8qSAi_sA.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Souvenir shops, boutiques,...
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![February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Panda pictures and signs adorn the gate of Ueno Zoo, the new home of two giant pandas, in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The two five-year-old pair - female Xiannu and male Bili - arrived at Ueno Zoo late Monday night after a 30-hour journey from the panda preserve in southwestern China's Sichuan province. The zoo and the neighborhood community have worked for weeks to provide VIP-class hospitality, hoping the pair - the zoo's first since the 2008 death of its beloved giant panda Ling Ling - will give the nation's economy a boost. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JNhlxQZIrvM/t/124/I0000JNhlxQZIrvM.jpg)
February 22, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Panda pictures and signs...
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![February 21, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tibet supporters, including one dressed as a panda, protest against arrival of two giant pandas from China outside the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Monday, February 21, 2011. The five-year-old pandas, a male named Bi Li and female named Xian Nu, are expected to make their public debut in March with new Japanese names. (Photo by Koji Aoki/AFLO) [0008] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dANMOAJFoOc/t/124/I0000dANMOAJFoOc.jpg)
February 21, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tibet supporters, including...