Minoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Minoru Arakawa, Japanese former president of Nintendo of America Minoru Chiaki, Japanese actor Minoru Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler Minoru Genda, Japanese naval general Minoru Hata , Japanese footballer Minoru Hirai (1903–1998), Japanese martial artist Minoru Honda, Japanese astronomer Minoru Inaba, Japanese voice actor Minoru Inuzuka , Japanese film director and screenwriter Minoru Ito , Japanese sport shooter Minoru Kawasaki, Japanese film director, screenwriter and produce Minoru Kawasaki, Japanese politician Minoru Kimura, Brazilian kickboxer Minoru Kino , Japanese handball player Minoru Kitani, Japanese professional Go player Minoru Kizawa, Japanese astronomer Minoru Kobata , Japanese footballer Minoru Kobayashi , Japanese footballer Minoru Kojima, Japanese musician Minoru Miki, Japanese composer and artistic director Minoru Misawa , Japanese ice hockey player Minoru Mochizuki, Japanese martial artist Minoru Mori, Japanese businessman Minoru Mukaiya, Japanese musician Minoru Nakamura , Japanese baseball player Minoru Nakano , Japanese ice hockey player Minoru Nojima, Japanese classical pianist Minoru Ota Japanese rear admiral Minoru Saito, Japanese solo yachtsman Dr. Minoru Shirota, Japanese scientist/inventor Minoru Shiraishi, Japanese voice actor Minoru Suzuki, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Minoru Takeuchi, Japanese volleyball player Minoru Tanaka (wrestler), Japanese professional wrestler Minoru Tanaka (actor), Japanese actor Minoru Tatsukawa , Japanese volleyball player and coach Minoru Tōjō , Japanese football referee Minoru Torihada (鳥肌実), Japanese comedian Minoru Wakasa , Japanese ski jumper Minoru Watanabe , Japanese actor Minoru Yada, Japanese voice actor Minoru Yamamoto , Japanese classical composer Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986), American architect who designed the World Trade Center Minoru Niizuma, an abstract sculptor
