Japan - Elephant in Japanese zoo still a big draw at 65

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Elephant in Japanese zoo still a big draw at 65

Call her another symbol of Japan?s rapidly aging society, and a pretty big one at that.

Hanako, an Asian elephant at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino, Tokyo, turned 65 this year. (Atsushi Misawa)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201201180001

 

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Re: Japan - Elephant in Japanese zoo still a big draw at 65

Big celebration prepared for Japan's oldest Asian elephant

Tokyo's Inokashira Park Zoo is gearing up for a hefty celebration on Feb. 5 to mark the 65th birthday of Hanako, the oldest Asian elephant in Japan.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2012/01/29/20120129p2a00m0na003000c.html

 

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Re: Japan - Elephant in Japanese zoo still a big draw at 65

Hanako the elephant matches longevity record

A zoo in Tokyo has held a celebration after its 65-year-old elephant matched a longevity record for elephants kept in Japan.

Sunday, February 05, 2012 23:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120205_22.html

Tokyo zoo celebrates Asian elephant Hanako's 65th birthday

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo's Kichijoji area held an event Sunday to mark the 65th birthday of Japan's oldest Asian elephant Hanako.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2012/02/05/20120205p2g00m0dm071000c.html