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Asia Insight

Season 14 · Episode 17

Seizing A Dream Through Sumo: Mongolia

0.028mAugust 8, 2025

Many Mongolian children dream of changing their family's lives by becoming a pro sumo wrestler in Japan. We meet the members of a school sumo club as they prepare for a national tournament.

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Episode 1From the Rubble to the Stage: Hualien County Taiwan
Episode 2Ethnic Minorities Leading the Coffee Rush: Yunnan, China
Episode 3Consequences of the Canal: Cambodia
Episode 4Chinese Women Falling for Virtual Romance
Episode 5Searching for "Stolen Children": East Timor
Episode 6Women Entrepreneurs on the Rise: Cambodia
Episode 7Women Forbidden from Divorce: The Philippines
Episode 8The Battle of Journalists in Bangladesh
Episode 9Sowing Sustainable Seeds: South Korea
Episode 10A Life Continued with Slate: Nepal
Episode 11Live Recruiters for Factories: Shenzhen, China
Episode 12Our Home on Stage: The Philippines
Episode 13Night Watch - Veterans Back on Duty: Vietnam
Episode 14Chinese Clothing Factories Struggle with US Tariffs
Episode 15Reintegration of Former Terrorists: Indonesia
Episode 16The Missing People: Syria
Episode 17Seizing A Dream Through Sumo: Mongolia
Episode 18Innovating Sustainable Fashion: Indonesia
Episode 19The Hui: Muslim Merchants Thriving in China
Episode 20A Widening Gender Divide: South Korea
Episode 21Searching for Cambodia's Lost Cuisine