2006). The pearls are harvested in the austral winter months of June and July. Following the Japanese akoya culturing tradition, pearl oysters at Broken Bay Pearls are generally not seeded a second ...

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 ...

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

The pearl culture industry is in crisis after millions of oysters inexplicably died ... a senior official at the Tategami Akoya Pearl Aquaculture Corp. in Shima, Mie Prefecture.

Pearls within a pearl oyster shell. Pearl oysters are important products in Japan, as they produce beautiful pearls that are sought after for necklaces, earrings, and rings. Disclaimer ...

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.

A project born from rebellion, Stones Throw-signed Pearl & the Oysters – aka French American duo Joachim Polack and Juliette Pearl Davis – are making lo-fi alt-pop driven by a love of classic ...

1890 年前后，Kokichi Mikimoto（御木本幸吉）开始在日本英虞湾进行实验。几年之后，他在 1893 年首次生产出了养殖珍珠，然后在 1905 年生产出了圆形养殖珍珠，并由此改变了珍珠作为珠宝的用途和供应情况。 其他研究人员也曾试图做到这一点，但结果却不 ...

TOKYO ― Japan's annual wholesale inflation slowed in August as the yen's rebound weighed on import costs, data showed on Thursday, taking some pressure off the central bank to address upward price ...

TOKYO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Japan's annual wholesale inflation slowed in August as the yen's rebound weighed on import costs, data showed on Thursday, taking some pressure off the central bank to ...

TOKYO — Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in July, with the pace of year-on-year growth the fastest in 11 months, data showed on Tuesday, as a weak yen pushed up commodity import bills ...