Space World, the amusement park where the rink is located, had placed 5,000 dead fish into the ice, with the idea that visitors could skate over the frozen creatures. Report on Japan pension shortfall spurs anxiety - and a closer look at the system The Financial Services Agency earlier this month released a report on the future financial security of senior citizens that suggested people would have to save more to make up for expected shortfal.Ī skating rink in Kitakyushu, Japan has been forced to close following public uproar over a decision to embed dead fish into the ice. I hope people will remember us when they look up at the night sky.” LATEST NATIONAL STORIES “Although Space World will depart from Mother Earth, our story will continue somewhere up in outer space. “It’s just another beginning of a new journey.” Live music, dancing and fireworks will be featured at the park’s farewell.īut “it’s not farewell,” the spokesman said. The company plans to hold its grand finale on New Year’s Eve, including a countdown, from 8 a.m. “It’s better not to talk about something so mundane, since we are an amusement park providing fantasy,” the spokesman said. The price tag for the star’s naming rights was not disclosed. Last year, it was hit by a barrage of criticism for opening a skating rink featuring about 5,000 fish frozen in the ice, prompting the company to apologize and close the facility. The amusement park has been both famous and infamous for its unique promotion campaigns. Space World’s spokesman denied its closure was caused by slumping business and said its profit set a record high in its 2015 business year. The theme park is currently run by its affiliate Japan Park & Resort. The park filed for protection from creditors in 2005, and its management rights, which were owned by Nippon Steel Corp., were handed to Sapporo-based resort operator Kamori Kanko Co. The park, which opened in 1990, attracted about 2.16 million visitors a year during its peak but has seen that number decline in recent years, according to Kyodo News. “We wanted people to remember Space World from now and forever,” a Space World spokesman said Friday. The amusement park, beloved by the community as a signature entertainment spot, officially closes on New Year’s eve.
The amusement park named the star, which is about 417 light-years from Earth, after itself: Space World. Space World in Kitakyushu said it purchased the naming rights to a star in the constellation Taurus from Springbrook Research Observatory in Australia. Despite the fact that a space-themed amusement park in Fukuoka will close for good soon, it’s still ready to brighten people’s lives - as a small twinkling star in the night sky.
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