Students from Kuji, Japan, walk the halls of Franklin Community High School during their visit in 2015. A new exhibit at the Johnson County Museum of History tells the story behind the connection ...

An amber processing company in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, has successfully commercialized fashion accessories made from a locally unearthed gemstone that miners didn't even know they had until recently.

The hybodus fossil (Provided by Kuji Amber Museum) Researchers have discovered a fossil that shares characteristics of an ancient ancestor to sharks, the first such finding in Japan.

A fossil (16.8cm long, 2.0cm wide) unearthed in the Amber Excavation Experience Site of the Kuji Amber Museum in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture, and believed to be part of a pterosaur, has been ...

Kuji Amber plans to produce 20,000 to 30,000 items a year but, for now, supply cannot keep up with demand. Kai Nishimura. Most Read Nation & World Stories. 5 ...

Kuji Amber plans to produce 20,000-30,000 items a year but, for now, supply cannot keep up with demand. “The high quality of our products is sure to catch the attention of traders,” Shinden said. “In ...