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	<title>THE JAPANESE AKOYA KESHI PEARL BLOG</title>
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	<description>This blog deals with the world of Japanese Akoya keshi pearls</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Saltwater Japanese Akoya Loose Keshi</title>
		<link>http://blog.pearlexporting.com/?p=9</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[	I&#8217;ve had a few requests for some Japanese Akoya Saltwater Keshi in loose form. Lo and behold we had a collection from a few years ago. They range from 1 mm to about 3 mm. Nice colors.

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		<title>We Are Back Blogging!</title>
		<link>http://blog.pearlexporting.com/?p=8</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[	We are back blogging afer a long nap!
	It is estimated tha the Japanese Akoya&#160;production in Japan will be less than 15 tonnes this year. As the keshi&#160;harvest is&#160;less than 1% of the total production, it&#160;means that our little Japanese Akoya saltwater keshi pearls are becoming very rare indeed!
	Contrast the production of Japanese Akoya Saltwater keshi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keshi Drilling</title>
		<link>http://blog.pearlexporting.com/?p=7</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Keshi pearls have been in the spotlight recently in bridal magazines. A number of you have asked if these keshi are drilled by hand. Well the smaller pearls of about 2mm or less are indeed drilled by hand. Typically there are losses of up to 20% mainly due to the cracking of the pearl.
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		<title>Freshwater Pearls Can Not Be Called Keshi</title>
		<link>http://blog.pearlexporting.com/?p=6</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Keshi is a term traditionally used to describe natural saltwater pearls as well as pearls resulting as a byproduct of the Japanese culturing process. However today,&#160; the word keshi is now used to describe any pearl without a bead nucleus that is produced by the culturing process regardless of the ocean or freshwater body in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate Keshi</title>
		<link>http://blog.pearlexporting.com/?p=5</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	After a long hiatus, we are back online posting.
	&#160;
	Due to an overwhelming demand, the Pearl exporting Company has introduced chocolate keshi to the market place. These are natural Japanese Akoya keshi saltwater pearls that have been enhanced to chocolate color. 
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		<title>What Does Keshi Really Mean?</title>
		<link>http://blog.pearlexporting.com/?p=4</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Keshi is derived from the Japanese word meaning &#8220;poppyseed&#8221;. It&#8217;s very simple. There are many diffent opinions of where the term originated, but the fact remains that keshi is of Japanese origin.

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		<title>Magazine Articles</title>
		<link>http://blog.pearlexporting.com/?p=3</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Hello again
	Some of you have asked for the links to the JCK articles regarding the interview with Sundeep and Giuseppe, here it is. http://jckonline.com/article/CA6377952.html
	Also another article has appeared on the National Jeweler Network regarding a new product of diamond encrusted keshi. http://www.nationaljewelernetwork.com/njn/content_display/colored_stones/e3i4e706249a1ab6d2fc25afe786468cdfa
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		<title>The Japanese Akoya Keshi Market</title>
		<link>http://blog.pearlexporting.com/?p=2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	How do you see the overall market today?&#160;&#160; 
	The&#160; Japanese Akoya saltwater keshi pearl market&#160; is not only stable but growing. This is due primarily to freshwater pearls flooding the market. What is happening is that designers are looking for something unique and different. Our Japanese Akoya keshi are a rare product and no other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<link>http://blog.pearlexporting.com/?p=1</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Welcome to your new blog!  This is the first post.  Edit
or
delete it, then start blogging!

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