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 ...

As testimony to China's achievement, their freshwater pearls are round enough and good enough to pass as Japanese akoya. China already sells round white pearls up to 7mm for perhaps a tenth the ...

I think that's something very impressive. It's a metal component that's about 1 meter wide, with a boxy shape.

Don’t clutch your Japanese Akoya pearls, Premium Netflix users: Those on Netflix’s priciest plan — the 4K/Ultra HD hoighty-toighty one — watched an average of nearly 2 and a half hours of ...

Families come to Ago Bay, central Japan, to have loved ones' ashes encased in pearls. They insert them into oysters so they can grow in the sea. We explore what has made families reach this decision.

"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 ...

Kyoto was the ancient capital of Japan and is currently a cultural hub with various different festivals and celebrations.Another very interesting place that we visited was Mikimoto Pearl Island.

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TOKYO—Japan is planning a multibillion-dollar network of small satellites to monitor ships and military sites, its latest response to a barrage of pressure from China that includes a recent ...

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