He was born on January 5th, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan), whose name is often romanized Chin Kenichi in Japanese sources, is a chef best known for his role as the Iron Chef Chinese on the television series Iron Chef ?????.
Nicknamed The Szechuan Sage, he wears a yellow outfit and rises into Kitchen Stadium holding a large Chinese chef's knife in his hand.
He is the only Iron Chef to have held his position throughout the life of the show.
He was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and a Chinese father of Japanese nationality, Chen Kenmin and his formal name is Ken'ichi Azuma (? ??, Azuma Ken'ichi).