(Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Pearls for men are having a fashion moment, but many wonder if it is a trend that has staying power. Mikimoto, a name synonymous with pearls ...

Son of a Japanese noodle maker, Kokichi Mikimoto single-handedly launched the cultured-pearl industry. Kokichi Mikimoto, the son of a noodle maker, had a dream and a hard-working wife, Ume.

describes her new collaboration with the 131-year-old pearl jewelry maker Mikimoto. Launching Friday, November 8th, the ...

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 ...

and encounters a new type of pearl jewelry created by a young designer. This is where legend Mikimoto Kokichi succeeded in producing the world's first cultured pearls. Today, the entire island is ...