An aquarium in Japan closed Dec. 1 for renovation work, much to the apparent dismay of a lone sunfish. It missed people and stopped eating.

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, and began banging into the side of the fish tank.

A sunfish at Japan's Kaikyokan Aquarium became unwell, possibly due to loneliness caused by the lack of visitors during ...

The creature appeared to rediscover its appetite after seeing some familiar images outside its aquarium tank during renovation work, keepers said.

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared ...

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines ...