A few days ago, a closed presentation of the Japanologist Anna Vardanyan's book "In the Footsteps of the Pearls from Armenia to Japan" took place at the Opera Suite Hotel. Novelist, poet, member of the Writers' Union of Armenia, editor of the book Armenuhi Sisyan and head of the Decorative-Applied Arts Department at the National Gallery of Armenia, Doctor of Philosophy in Arts Satenik Chookaszian gave speeches during the presentation. At the end of the event, an interview was held with the author of the book about the research process, the idea behind the creation of the book, and the journey from Armenia to Japan in the footsteps of the pearls. The book is an innovative, comprehensive scientific work on pearl-making in the Armenian language professional literature, in which the Japanologist puts forward theses regarding the acquisition and use of pearls in the Armenian highlands, presents in detail the invention of the acquisition of pearls by the Japanese Kokichi Mikimoto and its revolutionary impact on the...