TOKYO: A Japanese skating rink that froze 5,000 dead fish into the ice as an attraction for visitors has been forced to close after receiving a barrage of criticism.

Amusement park Space World is now melting the rink -- which could take about a week -- and will hold a memorial service for the fish, the company said.

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