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 ...

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.

When you think outside of those two boxes,” Grosz said with a laugh, “the world is your oyster, so to speak.” Assael 'Frame' earrings in black jade with South Sea and Akoya pearls gleam with ...