Pearls Prove a Gem for Japan.

The article reports on the development of the cultured pearl industry in Japan. It mentions that noodle merchant Kokichi Mikimoto, nicknamed Pearl King, has built 56 million businesses, brought pearls within the reach of women everywhere, and given the country a rich source of foreign exchange. It shows that the country's cultured pearl exports for 1957 are forecasted to reach a record 17 million U.S. dollars and the demand approximately double the country's production capacity.