Japan: Harvesting perfection

By Jamie Lafferty
Updated July 21 2014 - 2:23pm, first published 1:44pm
Small scale: The Doi Pearl Farm.
Small scale: The Doi Pearl Farm.
A freshly opened pearl at the Doi factory.
A freshly opened pearl at the Doi factory.

Oysters may now be given a helping hand to create pearls, but nature and luck still play a part.