Is Asia Insight coming back?
Asia Insight (2012–present) on NHK World
The answer: Between seasons — last episode March 27, 2026, no return date announced yet.
15seasons
440episodes
About Asia Insight
Asia Insight is currently between seasons, with its most recent episode airing on March 27, 2026. It last aired on NHK World, a network known for its documentary and news programming.
Asia Insight was a documentary series that premiered in 2012, exploring the dynamic changes across the Asian continent. The series covered political, economic, cultural, and technological developments, providing viewers with insights into the stories behind the world's largest continent. Over the years, it presented in-depth reports and interviews, aiming to inform audiences about ongoing transformations within Asia.
The show has a runtime of approximately 40 minutes per episode and has produced numerous seasons since its debut, with the latest season ending in March 2026.
Asia Insight episode schedule
440 aired
Aired · 440
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2026 | S2026·E12 | The Surge in South Korea's Foreign Workers |
| March 20, 2026 | S2026·E11 | Fighting for Democracy: Young Voters in Bangladesh |
| March 13, 2026 | S2026·E10 | Defecting to Democracy: Myanmar |
| March 6, 2026 | S2026·E9 | A New Stage for Taiwanese Puppetry |
| February 27, 2026 | S2026·E8 | Migration for Education: Chinese Families Rush to Thailand |
| February 20, 2026 | S2026·E7 | "Haenyeo" Women of the Sea: Saving Tradition in South Korea |
| February 13, 2026 | S2026·E6 | The Unmarriageable Men: Woes in China's Farming Villages |
| February 6, 2026 | S2026·E5 | A New Passion for Pets: Thailand |
| January 30, 2026 | S2026·E4 | The Online Casino Crisis in the Philippines |
| January 23, 2026 | S2026·E3 | The Giant Project Changing Hong Kong |
| January 16, 2026 | S2026·E2 | Searching for Vietnam's Lost Families |
| January 9, 2026 | S2026·E1 | Myanmar People Surviving in a Chinese Border City |
| December 18, 2025 | S2025·E21 | Searching for Cambodia's Lost Cuisine |
| November 20, 2025 | S2025·E20 | A Widening Gender Divide: South Korea |
| October 31, 2025 | S2025·E19 | The Hui: Muslim Merchants Thriving in China |
| September 5, 2025 | S2025·E18 | Innovating Sustainable Fashion: Indonesia |
| August 8, 2025 | S2025·E17 | Seizing A Dream Through Sumo: Mongolia |
| July 25, 2025 | S2025·E16 | The Missing People: Syria |
| July 11, 2025 | S2025·E15 | Reintegration of Former Terrorists: Indonesia |
| June 26, 2025 | S2025·E14 | Chinese Clothing Factories Struggle with US Tariffs |
| June 12, 2025 | S2025·E13 | Night Watch - Veterans Back on Duty: Vietnam |
| May 22, 2025 | S2025·E12 | Our Home on Stage: The Philippines |
| April 17, 2025 | S2025·E11 | Live Recruiters for Factories: Shenzhen, China |
| March 27, 2025 | S2025·E10 | A Life Continued with Slate: Nepal |
| March 20, 2025 | S2025·E9 | Sowing Sustainable Seeds: South Korea |
| March 6, 2025 | S2025·E8 | The Battle of Journalists in Bangladesh |
| February 27, 2025 | S2025·E7 | Women Forbidden from Divorce: The Philippines |
| February 20, 2025 | S2025·E6 | Women Entrepreneurs on the Rise: Cambodia |
| February 13, 2025 | S2025·E5 | Searching for "Stolen Children": East Timor |
| February 6, 2025 | S2025·E4 | Chinese Women Falling for Virtual Romance |
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| January 30, 2025 | S2025·E3 | Consequences of the Canal: Cambodia |
| January 23, 2025 | S2025·E2 | Ethnic Minorities Leading the Coffee Rush: Yunnan, China |
| January 2, 2025 | S2025·E1 | From the Rubble to the Stage: Hualien County Taiwan |
| December 26, 2024 | S2024·E26 | A World Heritage Town at Risk: Laos |
| December 12, 2024 | S2024·E25 | The "Voiceless Knights" Delivering Food: Chengdu, China |
| November 7, 2024 | S2024·E24 | Disputing History in the Philippines |
| October 18, 2024 | S2024·E23 | Migrating to a War Zone from Nepal |
| October 11, 2024 | S2024·E22 | The Power of Bamboo: Indonesia |
| September 27, 2024 | S2024·E21 | The Surge in South Korea's Foreign Workers |
| September 12, 2024 | S2024·E20 | Tuning Out Poverty: Thailand |
| September 5, 2024 | S2024·E19 | Rescuing Children from Abuse: The Philippines |
| August 29, 2024 | S2024·E18 | The Rise of "New Hongkongers" |
| August 22, 2024 | S2024·E17 | Caring for Aging Taiwan |
| August 15, 2024 | S2024·E16 | Quality Cocoa Enriches Lives: The Philippines |
| August 1, 2024 | S2024·E15 | Saving Schools on the Steppes: Mongolia |
| July 18, 2024 | S2024·E14 | A Heritage Handed Down in Picture Books: India |
| July 12, 2024 | S2024·E13 | "On That Day, We Were Fearless": China's White Paper Movement |
| June 27, 2024 | S2024·E12 | "Job-hunting Hotels" for Students: Shanghai, China |
| June 14, 2024 | S2024·E11 | Bonding in the Barangay: The Philippines |
| May 31, 2024 | S2024·E10 | From Smog to Sunshine: Mongolia |
| May 24, 2024 | S2024·E9 | The Honey Hunters of Bangladesh |
| May 3, 2024 | S2024·E8 | Matchmaking for Women: India's Tradition and Beyond |
| April 18, 2024 | S2024·E7 | Living Among the Sinking Islands: The Maldives |
| March 21, 2024 | S2024·E6 | Inheritors of the "Last Traditional Village": Yunnan, China |
| March 14, 2024 | S2024·E5 | Rice Heritage Revival: North Borneo, Malaysia |
| March 7, 2024 | S2024·E4 | Unease Along the Border: Kazakhstan |
| February 22, 2024 | S2024·E3 | China's Up-and-Coming Indie Animators |
| February 8, 2024 | S2024·E2 | Young Lives Resculpted: Jingdezhen, China |
| January 5, 2024 | S2024·E1 | The Syrian Circus of Refugees: Turkey |
| December 8, 2023 | S2023·E32 | Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines |
| November 17, 2023 | S2023·E31 | Newspaper of the Street Children: India |
| November 10, 2023 | S2023·E30 | The Rise in Young Chinese Street Vendors |
| October 27, 2023 | S2023·E29 | Artistic Coexistence in Treasure Hill: Taiwan |
| October 20, 2023 | S2023·E28 | Making Food Waste Useful: The Philippines |
| October 6, 2023 | S2023·E27 | Cambodia's Hip-hop School for Children |
| September 15, 2023 | S2023·E26 | Recognition for Paternity Leave: South Korea |
| September 8, 2023 | S2023·E25 | A Country Goes Digital: Cambodia |
| September 1, 2023 | S2023·E24 | A Language Identity: Taiwan |
| August 18, 2023 | S2023·E23 | The Uncertainty of China's "Factory Inheritors" |
| August 4, 2023 | S2023·E22 | To Live is to Paint: Mongolia |
| July 28, 2023 | S2023·E21 | Herding Above the Clouds: Pakistan |
| July 14, 2023 | S2023·E20 | Struggling Elderly Migrant Workers: Xi'an, China |
| July 7, 2023 | S2023·E19 | Attempted Change in the Garment Industry: Bangladesh |
| June 30, 2023 | S2023·E18 | Violence-Free Stadiums: Indonesia |
| June 23, 2023 | S2023·E17 | Refuge in a Train - Life After the Turkey Earthquake |
| June 16, 2023 | S2023·E16 | The Reality Faced by Nepal's Workers Overseas |
| June 9, 2023 | S2023·E15 | Shaping Sustainable Cashmere: Mongolia |
| May 19, 2023 | S2023·E14 | The Struggle of Unwed Mothers: China |
| May 12, 2023 | S2023·E13 | A Flood of Climate Migration: Bangladesh |
| April 21, 2023 | S2023·E12 | Pioneer of Food Waste Reduction: Taichung, Taiwan |
| March 31, 2023 | S2023·E11 | Youth Living in the Changing Hong Kong |
| March 17, 2023 | S2023·E10 | Taiwan's 100,000 Emergency Shelters |
| March 3, 2023 | S2023·E9 | Trains Carry Workers Home After Zero-COVID: China |
| February 24, 2023 | S2023·E8 | Tokyo's Sustainable Fishermen |
| February 17, 2023 | S2023·E7 | House of Manga Aspirations: Japan |
| February 10, 2023 | S2023·E6 | "On That Day, We Were Fearless": China's White Paper Movement |
| February 3, 2023 | S2023·E5 | Seniors! Back to School: Thailand |
| January 27, 2023 | S2023·E4 | Fishermen Face Land Development: Penang, Malaysia |
| January 20, 2023 | S2023·E3 | Reforming the National Sport of Muay Thai: Thailand |
| January 13, 2023 | S2023·E2 | Bonding in the Barangay: The Philippines |
| January 6, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Street Food as Social Rehabilitation: Thailand |
| December 29, 2022 | S2022·E26 | Let No Student Fall Behind: The Philippines |
| December 16, 2022 | S2022·E25 | From Disaster to Frontier: Fukushima's New Residents |
| November 25, 2022 | S2022·E24 | Yak Cheese for a Brighter Future: Mongolia |
| November 11, 2022 | S2022·E23 | The Plight of Semi-basement Residents: South Korea |
| September 30, 2022 | S2022·E22 | A Classroom on Trash Mountain: Indonesia |
| September 23, 2022 | S2022·E21 | First on the Scene: Hanoi's Civilian Rescue, Vietnam |
| September 16, 2022 | S2022·E20 | Saving Young Lives Across Mongolia |
| September 2, 2022 | S2022·E19 | Thai Tourism Reopens with New Ideas |
| August 26, 2022 | S2022·E18 | A New Growth Hub on the Border: Cambodia |
| August 19, 2022 | S2022·E17 | Disabled Citizens Seek Freedom of Movement: South Korea |
| August 12, 2022 | S2022·E16 | Vibrant Working Women: Hunza Valley, Pakistan |
| July 15, 2022 | S2022·E15 | South Korea's Deepening Gender Conflict |
| July 8, 2022 | S2022·E14 | The Price of the Zero-COVID Policy: Beijing, China |
| May 27, 2022 | S2022·E13 | Defending the King of Fruit: Thailand |
| May 6, 2022 | S2022·E12 | An Alcohol Renaissance in South Korea |
| April 29, 2022 | S2022·E11 | Chinese Citizens Disputing the War in Ukraine |
| March 25, 2022 | S2022·E10 | Faith and Nature on the Sacred Peak: North Borneo, Malaysia |
| March 18, 2022 | S2022·E9 | Protecting Endangered Deer: Laos |
| March 11, 2022 | S2022·E8 | Cushioning COVID with Comedy: The Philippines |
| March 4, 2022 | S2022·E7 | China's Clinical Trial Boom |
| February 25, 2022 | S2022·E6 | Hanoi's Floating Families: Vietnam |
| February 18, 2022 | S2022·E5 | Days in China's Child-seeking Town |
| February 11, 2022 | S2022·E4 | Eyes on the Sky: Vulture Man of Phuket |
| February 4, 2022 | S2022·E3 | Victims of Leftover Unexploded Ordnance: Laos |
| January 21, 2022 | S2022·E2 | Budding Entrepreneurs Turn a New Leaf: Bali, Indonesia |
| January 14, 2022 | S2022·E1 | Diary of a Nursing Student in Lockdown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| December 31, 2021 | S2021·E28 | Grandma of the Empty Village: Nepal |
| December 24, 2021 | S2021·E27 | China's Live Commerce Village |
| December 17, 2021 | S2021·E26 | Afghanistan: Will Peace Return? |
| December 10, 2021 | S2021·E25 | Street Art Bringing Change: Thailand |
| December 3, 2021 | S2021·E24 | Shanghai's Migrant Opera: The Final Curtain |
| November 26, 2021 | S2021·E23 | The "Matchmaking Park" for Seniors: Beijing, China |
| November 19, 2021 | S2021·E22 | A Pro-Democracy Newspaper Shuts Down: Hong Kong |
| November 12, 2021 | S2021·E21 | Island's Fight for Zero Plastic Waste: Taiwan |
| November 5, 2021 | S2021·E20 | Magic Mongolia: A Shelter for Children |
| October 29, 2021 | S2021·E19 | Young People "Lying Flat" in China |
| October 15, 2021 | S2021·E18 | Healthy Hearts in the Steppes: Mongolia |
| October 1, 2021 | S2021·E17 | The Birthplace of the One-child Policy: China's Graying Population |
| September 24, 2021 | S2021·E16 | The Frontline of Food Delivery - South Korea |
| August 27, 2021 | S2021·E15 | South Korean Women Choosing Unmarried Life |
| July 9, 2021 | S2021·E14 | Helping Homeless Migrants: Shenzhen, China |
| July 2, 2021 | S2021·E13 | A Life-changing Week: South Korea's Don't Worry Village |
| June 11, 2021 | S2021·E12 | Muay Thai Daughters - Pride of the Family: Thailand |
| June 4, 2021 | S2021·E11 | Saving Lives through Gotong Royong: Indonesia |
| May 14, 2021 | S2021·E10 | Children Forging their Futures with Baseball: China |
| April 16, 2021 | S2021·E9 | Reviving Indigenous Designs: North Borneo, Malaysia |
| March 26, 2021 | S2021·E8 | South Korea's Elderly YouTubers |
| March 19, 2021 | S2021·E7 | Sustainable Forest Living in Laos |
| March 11, 2021 | S2021·E6 | The "Homeland" of Korean-Chinese Migrants in South Korea |
| March 4, 2021 | S2021·E5 | Vietnam: Fighting the Second Wave |
| February 25, 2021 | S2021·E4 | The Darkness Around China's "Ghost Castles" |
| January 28, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Thailand's Elephant Tribe: Searching for a New Path |
| January 21, 2021 | S2021·E2 | A Family Facing an Unsure Christmas: The Philippines |
| January 14, 2021 | S2021·E1 | From Tourism to Farming |
| December 25, 2020 | S2020·E32 | Entrepreneurs of the Massive Housing Complex: Guizhou, China |
| December 18, 2020 | S2020·E31 | The Unsung Heroes Fighting the Coronavirus: Thailand |
| November 27, 2020 | S2020·E30 | Echoes of Musical Tradition: Mongolia |
| November 13, 2020 | S2020·E29 | Spreading Kindness: Online Barter in the Philippines |
| October 30, 2020 | S2020·E28 | The "Made in Hong Kong" Dilemma |
| October 16, 2020 | S2020·E27 | Thailand's Struggling Inbound Tourism |
| October 9, 2020 | S2020·E26 | Dreaming of a Medal: Mongolia |
| September 25, 2020 | S2020·E25 | Making Art from a Pandemic: Wuhan, China |
| September 4, 2020 | S2020·E24 | Deliveries Among COVID-19 in South Korea |
| August 28, 2020 | S2020·E23 | Vietnam: A Mega-Hospital in Lockdown |
| August 21, 2020 | S2020·E22 | Wuhan: An App to Survive Post-Corona |
| August 7, 2020 | S2020·E21 | Guangzhou's Apparel Industry Facing COVID-19 |
| July 31, 2020 | S2020·E20 | Protecting the Elderly from COVID-19: South Korea |
| July 24, 2020 | S2020·E19 | North Borneo's Isolated Stateless |
| July 17, 2020 | S2020·E18 | Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Culture |
| July 10, 2020 | S2020·E17 | Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Business |
| July 3, 2020 | S2020·E16 | Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Poverty |
| June 12, 2020 | S2020·E15 | Sketching a Better Myanmar through Satire |
| June 5, 2020 | S2020·E14 | Coronavirus Crisis: Answering the Call - Thai Monks on the Frontline |
| May 29, 2020 | S2020·E13 | Businesses Struggling with COVID-19 in Shenzhen |
| May 8, 2020 | S2020·E12 | Documenting Home: Myanmar |
| April 24, 2020 | S2020·E11 | South Korea's Elderly Box Foragers |
| April 10, 2020 | S2020·E10 | Beijing's Room of Rage |
| March 27, 2020 | S2020·E9 | Japan and the Philippines: Specified Skilled Worker System Year One |
| March 20, 2020 | S2020·E8 | A Mixed Blessing: A World Heritage City in Uzbekistan |
| March 6, 2020 | S2020·E7 | A Second Chance in Bangkok's Slums |
| February 21, 2020 | S2020·E6 | Living Among the Two Koreas |
| February 14, 2020 | S2020·E5 | Returning from ISIL: Kazakhstan |
| January 31, 2020 | S2020·E4 | Taiwan's Battle with Fake News |
| January 24, 2020 | S2020·E3 | Leaving It All Behind - Thailand |
| January 17, 2020 | S2020·E2 | The Twilight of Chinese Coal |
| January 10, 2020 | S2020·E1 | Fighting for Marriage Equality: Taiwan |
| December 26, 2019 | S2019·E29 | Forgotten Dancers |
| December 5, 2019 | S2019·E28 | Homegrown Sustainable Forestry: Indonesia |
| November 28, 2019 | S2019·E27 | Fighting Transgender Discrimination - Thailand |
| November 21, 2019 | S2019·E26 | Extras in China: The Hengdian Drifters |
| November 15, 2019 | S2019·E25 | From Trash to Treasure: Indonesia |
| October 24, 2019 | S2019·E24 | Taiwan's Bookstore Revolution |
| October 3, 2019 | S2019·E23 | Hongkongers Seeking Freedom in Taiwan |
| September 12, 2019 | S2019·E22 | Changing Lives of Fishermen on the Yangtze River |
| September 5, 2019 | S2019·E21 | Opening Doors to Independence - Disabilities in Vietnam |
| August 8, 2019 | S2019·E20 | Performing Your Story in China |
| August 1, 2019 | S2019·E19 | Homegrown Cotton for a Homegrown Brand: Myanmar |
| July 25, 2019 | S2019·E18 | A New Esports Hub: Hong Kong |
| July 18, 2019 | S2019·E17 | The Entrepreneurs Reenergizing China's Rural Communities |
| July 12, 2019 | S2019·E16 | Fishing with Dolphins: Myanmar |
| June 27, 2019 | S2019·E15 | Growing Prosperity with Organic Farming - Cambodia |
| May 23, 2019 | S2019·E14 | The "War on Drugs" in the Philippines |
| May 2, 2019 | S2019·E13 | Guardians of Taiwan's Migrant Mothers |
| April 18, 2019 | S2019·E12 | Protecting Asian Elephants in Laos |
| April 5, 2019 | S2019·E11 | Shanghai's "Children of the Stars" with ASD |
| March 29, 2019 | S2019·E10 | Individuality and China's Unwed Women |
| March 22, 2019 | S2019·E9 | Marriage and Migrant Workers - Tajikistan |
| March 15, 2019 | S2019·E8 | South Korean Youth Struggling for Work |
| March 1, 2019 | S2019·E7 | The Change in China's Online Video Bloggers |
| February 22, 2019 | S2019·E6 | Reviving a Silk Road Tradition |
| February 15, 2019 | S2019·E5 | The Changing World Wholesale Market: Yiwu, China |
| February 9, 2019 | S2019·E4 | Vietnam: Reviving the Water Puppets |
| February 2, 2019 | S2019·E3 | Counting on Red Fruit: China's One Belt One Road Initiative |
| January 26, 2019 | S2019·E2 | Hong Kong: Running Out of Space |
| January 19, 2019 | S2019·E1 | Poachers Turned Eco-Guides in Cambodia |
| December 28, 2018 | S2018·E39 | A Circus of Street Kids: Mongolia |
| December 21, 2018 | S2018·E38 | Mongolian Hip Hop |
| December 14, 2018 | S2018·E37 | Trouble on the New Silk Road - Myanmar |
| December 7, 2018 | S2018·E36 | China's Internet Plus and Laborers |
| November 16, 2018 | S2018·E35 | Saving Indonesia's Orangutans |
| November 9, 2018 | S2018·E34 | The Philippines: The People's Mayor |
| November 2, 2018 | S2018·E33 | Hotline of Hope in Tianjin, China |
| October 26, 2018 | S2018·E32 | A Sign of Hope: Indonesia's Rainbow Village |
| October 19, 2018 | S2018·E31 | Changing Status of Bachelorettes in China |
| September 28, 2018 | S2018·E30 | Fighting for Peace - Myanmar |
| September 21, 2018 | S2018·E29 | Dreaming of a Diploma - South Korea |
| September 14, 2018 | S2018·E28 | Searching for Freedom of Speech in Taiwan |
| August 31, 2018 | S2018·E27 | Banned Books Disappear from Hong Kong |
| August 24, 2018 | S2018·E26 | Eradicating Witch Hunts in Nepal |
| August 17, 2018 | S2018·E25 | New Steps Toward a Unified Korea |
| August 10, 2018 | S2018·E24 | Kids' House Opens Doors - Laos |
| August 3, 2018 | S2018·E23 | The Long Road to Recovery - China's Sichuan Earthquake |
| July 27, 2018 | S2018·E22 | City Running Dry - Kathmandu, Nepal |
| July 20, 2018 | S2018·E21 | China's Only Sign-Language Lawyer |
| July 13, 2018 | S2018·E20 | Laos' Banana Boom |
| July 6, 2018 | S2018·E19 | The Changing Chinese Society in Laos |
| June 29, 2018 | S2018·E18 | Mongolians Set Sights on South Korea |
| June 8, 2018 | S2018·E17 | The Amazing Electric Phin - Thailand |
| May 18, 2018 | S2018·E16 | Defector Video Creators: Young North Koreans with Dreams |
…and 210 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.