Anna Fifield (@annafifield.bsky.social)

Climate change, aging farmers endanger Japan’s ‘Rolls-Royce of pearls’ Japan’s famous akoya pearls have never been more in demand but, as seas warm and younger generations move to the city, the industry’s future is uncertain. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/japan-pearl-industry-climate-change/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social