TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. have agreed to establish a framework for cooperating to address supply disruptions of critical minerals, aiming to ensure the ability to secure such key resources as rare earths.

Welcome to Your Week in Asia.

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- When Wang Ting-yu browses job search websites in Taiwan, she does not like what she sees. "The salaries listed are all around 30,000 New Taiwan dollars," or about $950 a month, she said. "That's actually quite low."

BANGKOK -- Thailand's private and public sectors are teaming up to promote wellness tourism, offering services that combine medical care, beauty and travel to affluent foreigners as the country seeks to boost the economy.

TOKYO -- U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have provoked an international backlash, with especially strong protests erupting in a number of Muslim-majority countries.

TOKYO -- With Japanese drinking less sake these days, food wholesaler Kokubu Group is turning historic breweries into cultural experiences for affluent overseas travelers.

MANILA -- Restaurants featured in the Philippines' first Michelin Guide are seeing big crowds, helping to promote the country's underrepresented food culture as the industry tries to catch up to more famous regional cuisines like those of Thailand and Vietnam.

TOKYO -- Once discarded by Japanese studios, animation cels and other byproducts of anime production are now avidly sought by foreign collectors, driving up prices at auction and on the secondhand market.

TOKYO -- Stocks in Japanese companies related to shipbuilding continue to attract investor money, exceeding even the performance of companies involved in artificial intelligence technologies.

TOKYO -- Stocks in Japanese companies related to shipbuilding continue to attract investor money, exceeding even the performance of companies involved in artificial intelligence technologies.