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2. Cultured freshwater pearls - Wikipedia

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   Cultured freshwater pearls are pearls that are farmed and created using freshwater mussels. These pearls are produced in Japan and the United States on a limited scale, but are now almost exclusively produced in China. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission requires that farmed freshwater pearls be referred to as "freshwater cultured pearls" in ...

3. Keshi pearl - Wikipedia

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   Assorted keshi pearls. Keshi pearls are small non-nucleated pearls typically formed as by-products of pearl cultivation. A Japanese word also meaning "poppy" (ケシ, 芥子), it is used in Japanese for all pearls that grew without a nucleus. Originally, keshi pearls referred to those pearls formed when a bead nucleus was rejected.

4. Ama (diving) - Wikipedia

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   Amanchu! is a Japanese manga series, later adapted into an anime. Its name is a longer version of the word 'ama' , and its subject matter involves female divers. Ama-San , a 2016 documentary film by Portuguese director Cláudia Varejão, that follows the daily life of three Japanese women who have been diving together, for 30 years, in a small ...

5. Mikimoto Pearl Island - Wikipedia

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   The island is known as the birthplace of cultured pearl aquaculture. The island is owned by Mikimoto Pearl Museum Co., Ltd. (株式会社ミキモト真珠島, Kabushiki-Gaisha-Mikimoto-Shinju-Jima), which operates the island as a tourist attraction, exhibiting pearls and pearl craft goods, and holding shows featuring ama divers.

6. JFC International - Wikipedia

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   JFC International is a major wholesaler and distributor of Asian food products in the United States. [1] In addition to its own products, JFC International also imports branded products from other international companies. [2]

7. Giga Pearl - Wikipedia

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   The Giga Pearl wrapped in the embrace of a 22k gold octopus. The Giga Pearl [1] holds the record as the largest certified pearl in the world. [2] The pearl weighs in at 27.65 kg (61.0 lb; 975 oz) and measures 39.37 cm × 22.86 cm × 20.95 cm (15.50 in × 9.00 in × 8.25 in), [3] which is four times larger than the Pearl of Lao Tzu (formerly the Pearl of Allah) which weighs 6.4 kg. [4]