EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)