Japan's akoya oysters have been preëminent among cultured pearls ever since Kokichi Mikimoto first established the industry in the early part of this century. But since 1994, something has been ...

Shunsaku Tasaki established his business in 1954, when he set up as a pearl farmer in Kobe, on Japan's Osaka Bay. He specialised in Akoya pearls, which are revered for their satin finish and ...

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"I'm worried that some may close their business," said Takao Suzuki, a senior official at the Tategami Akoya Pearl Aquaculture Corp. in Shima, Mie Prefecture. Ehime and Mie prefectures account for ...

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incorporates 131 emerald-cut faceted diamonds and can be worn four different ways — including as a cuffed bracelet or as an Art Deco-inspired sautoir with onyx beads and Japanese Akoya pearls.

‘Raised roads, walls and T junctions all over it. Structures inside walled compounds,’ he added, pointing to high-quality ...