Tearful Japanese queue for hours to bid farewell to pandas

Thousands of Japanese fans have bid a tearful farewell to two pandas that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Saturday before returning to China for medical treatment.

The pair, Ri Ri and Shin Shin, are the parents of Xiang Xiang who returned home last year.

More than 2,000 visitors, many wearing T-shirts and carrying items decorated by panda motifs, queued outside the zoo for hours before opening. Some said they camped out overnight to secure their chance.

The giant pandas...