Shy artisan occasionally seen in country (5)
I believe the answer is:
syria
'country' is the definition.
(I know that Syria is Asian country)
'shy artisan occasionally seen' is the wordplay.
'occasionally seen' indicates alternate letters (letters taken on occasion).
'shy'+'artisan'='shyartisan'
The alternate letters of 'shyartisan' are 'SYRIA'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for syria that I've seen before include "Damascus is its capital city" , "Land" , "Captain; omit; refuse container" , "St Paul's conversion happened on the road to its capital" , "Antioch once its capital" .)