article_title name nationality
masao azuma
 masao azuma japanese
masao azuma

masao azuma was a japanese grand prix motorcycle road racer -lrb- born march 24 , 1971 in osaka , japan -rrb- who competed in the 125cc class from 1996 to 2003 .
during his eight years in the 125 class he rode exclusively for honda and used bridgestone tyres for six of those years .
he finished in the top 5 of the championship for four consecutive years .
