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Japanese Akoya Keshi Pearls are extremely rare.

Founded in 1962, the Pearl Exporting Company is the largest Akoya keshi pearl dealer in the world. Japanese Akoya keshi pearls form naturally, vary in luster, and come in a variety of colors and sizes. Because these pearls form without a nucleus, they vary widely in size, and it is rare to find round specimens

Keshi means "poppy seed" in Japanese, and as the name implies, keshi pearls are the smallest in the world. Akoya keshi pearls (which are hand-drilled) range in size from 0.6mm up to 4mm.

Japanese Akoya keshi pearls are rare, and only Japanese Akoya oysters, which are found in the Sea of Japan, produce these pearls. Japanese Akoya keshi pearls account for just 0.5 percent of overall annual Akoya pearl production globally.

These pearls come in a variety of colors that range from white to cream, and also include silver and grey. Shape determines the quality of the pearl. Kernel, oval, lamellate, and semicircular are among the shapes the pearl may take. However, because round Akoya keshi pearls are so rare, they are sold by the carat.

Only about 0.1 percent of all Akoya keshi pearls are round, and so, it can take up to 10 years before enough pearls can be collected to make a necklace strand.

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