{"id":11639,"date":"2026-03-31T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/?p=11639"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:05:33","slug":"timeless-japanology-pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minase-watches.com\/world\/news\/timeless-japanology-pr.html","title":{"rendered":"MINASE presents its finest collection of pocket watches, where Japanese sword tamahagane steel meets Wajima lacquer craftsmanship."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11639\" class=\"elementor elementor-11639\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2a4bea elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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