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 FootwearNews explains, these aren't your basic freshwater pearls. Instead, the shoes are decked out with akoya pearls, which are much rarer than freshwater pearls. Akoya oysters only produce a ...

Specifically, we found a well-reviewed shop, YvbardJewelry, that offers an Akoya pearl ring set into a yellow gold band, with diamonds scattered in and around the pearls. The rings and jewelry ...