Off the coast of Japan’s verdant Saikai National Park, the Kujukushima Islands lie scattered amid a sprawling network of narrow inlets. Their name literally translates as “99 islands,” though there ...

For generations, the lustrous akoya pearls, reminiscent of the classic styles worn by fashion icons such as Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Kennedy, have epitomised understated elegance and timeless ...