Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.

Responsive image


Minoru Kihara (politician)

Kihara Minoru
木原 稔
Official portrait, 2023
Minister of Defense
In office
13 September 2023 – 1 October 2024
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byYasukazu Hamada
Succeeded byGen Nakatani
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
18 December 2012
Preceded byYorihisa Matsuno
ConstituencyKumamoto 1st
In office
11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
ConstituencyKyushu PR
Personal details
Born (1969-08-12) 12 August 1969 (age 55)
Kumamoto, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materWaseda University

Minoru Kihara (木原 稔, Kihara Minoru, born 12 August 1969) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Defense between 2023 and 2024. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives, and was previously the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense.


Previous Page Next Page






مينورو كيهارا Arabic Minoru Kihara German Minoru Kihara Spanish 木原稔 Japanese 기하라 미노루 (1969년) Korean Minoru Kihara (politician) SIMPLE Kihara Minoru VI 木原稔 Chinese

Responsive image

Responsive image