Masaharu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Masaharu Anesaki , Japanese writer Masaharu Fukuyama , Japanese singer-songwriter, musician and actor Masaharu Homma , Japanese general Masaharu Ikuta , Japanese businessman Inoue Masaharu , Japanese daimyō Masaharu Iwata , Japanese video game composer Masaharu Kono , Japanese diplomat Masaharu Matsushita , Japanese businessman Masaharu Morimoto , Japanese chef Masaharu Nagashima , Japanese dermatologist Masaharu Nakagawa , Japanese politician Masaharu Nakagawa , Japanese politician Masaharu Nishi , Japanese footballer Masaharu Satō , Japanese voice actor Masaharu Suzuki , Japanese footballer Masaharu Taguchi , Japanese swimmer Masaharu Taniguchi , Japanese philosopher Masaharu Ueda , Japanese cinematographer Wachi Masaharu , Japanese samurai Masaharu Yamada , Japanese weightlifter Masaharu Yamazaki , Japanese cross-country skier Yonekura Masaharu , Japanese daimyō