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Japan’s Pearl Production at Brink of Collapse
Global warming has, in part, been responsible for the near collapse of the cultured pearl industry in Japan. Japanese production of pearls in 1966 was 230 tons, today it’s 12 tons. Japan is where pearls were first cultured in the early 20th century by placing a small bead within the akoya oyster, then submerging the... Keep reading
