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Can Japanese pearls still be bought?

Hello, what you want to ask is can you still buy pearls in Japan now? Japanese pearls can still be bought now.

1. As of July 2, 2023, the main pearl cultivation areas in Japan are Mie Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture. Mie is located in Ise Bay, Kumamoto is located in Shimahara Bay, and Ehime Prefecture is located in Seto Inland Sea. All three places are in the bay or inland sea.

2. Fukushima is located at the southernmost tip of the northeastern part of Honshu Island, Japan, bordering the Pacific Ocean in the east. Fukushima nuclear radiation flows to the northwest under the action of the Pacific Ocean current. Japan's pearls were not affected by the nuclear radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. So now Japanese pearls can still be bought. Japan, the capital of Tokyo for short, is located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, and it is an arc island country extending from northeast to southwest.