In a photo posted by the aquarium in Kaikyokan, Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi prefecture, the sunfish is seen swimming in front of photos of human faces attached to a row of uniforms.

A sunfish at Japan's Kaikyokan Aquarium experienced health issues due to the lack of human interaction after the aquarium closed for renovations. Staff successfully used face cutouts to provide ...

Japanese aquarium staff used cut-out human companions to cheer up a lonely sunfish, leading to improved health.

A popular sunfish in Japan lost its appetite and banged on the side of its tank after the aquarium it lived in closed for renovations.

In a photo posted by the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, the sunfish is seen swimming in front of photos of human faces attached to a row of uniforms.

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They hung their uniforms and placed human-shaped cutouts with photos of smiling faces outside the tank to cheer on the fish, Miyazawa said.

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A sunfish in Japan's Kaikyokan aquarium was comforted with human photos during closure to help improve its health and ease loneliness.

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Japanese aquarium staff used cut-out human companions to cheer up a lonely sunfish, leading to improved health.