Minoru Kihara

is a Japanese politician who has been the Chief Cabinet Secretary since 2025. He was the Minister of Defense from September 2023 until October 2024. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is also in the House of Representatives.

Following a cabinet reshuffle on 13 September 2023, he was appointed minister of defense.

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Category:1969 births
Category:Living people
Category:Defense ministers of Japan
Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
Category:Chief Cabinet Secretaries of Japan
Category:People from Kumamoto Prefecture