Twin pandas make public debut at Tokyo zoo much to delight of lucky few

A visitor with decorations of panda elements buys souvenirs after seeing giant panda cubs at Ueno zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022. Twin giant pandas, male cub Xiao Xiao and his sister Lei Lei, who were born in June at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, appeared to the public for the first time with their mother Shin Shin Wednesday, much to the delight of a limited number of lottery winners. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2021 shows twin giant panda cubs Xiao Xiao (back) and Lei Lei (front). Twin giant pandas, male cub Xiao Xiao and his sister Lei Lei, who were born in June at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, appeared to the public for the first time with their mother Shin Shin Wednesday, much to the delight of a limited number of lottery winners. (Tokyo Zoological Park Society/Handout via Xinhua)

Photo taken on June 26, 2021 shows a giant panda cub. Twin giant pandas, male cub Xiao Xiao and his sister Lei Lei, who were born in June at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, appeared to the public for the first time with their mother Shin Shin Wednesday, much to the delight of a limited number of lottery winners. (Tokyo Zoological Park Society/Handout via Xinhua)

Visitors see twin giant panda cubs and their mother at Ueno zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022. Twin giant pandas, male cub Xiao Xiao and his sister Lei Lei, who were born in June at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, appeared to the public for the first time with their mother Shin Shin Wednesday, much to the delight of a limited number of lottery winners. (Tokyo Zoological Park Society/Handout via Xinhua)