Tokyo's Sunshine Aquarium to be closed

Tokyo's Sunshine Aquarium to be closed

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors watch fish at the International Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area Aug. 27, 2010. The aquarium, opened in 1978, will be closed for renovation work for about a year from Sept. 1. (Kyodo)

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