Minoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese former president of Nintendo of America *, Japanese actor *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese naval general *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese martial artist *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese film director and screenwriter * Minoru Ito (disambiguation), multiple people * Minoru Kawasaki (disambiguation), multiple people * Minoru Kihara (disambiguation), multiple people *

Minoru Kimura is a Brazilian kickboxer of Japanese and Italian descent, fighting out of Battle Box Gym. He is the former K-1 Super Welterweight champion. He has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex, Hideaki Yamazaki, ...

(born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese professional Go player *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese business executive *, Japanese composer and artistic director *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese martial artist *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese musician *, Japanese ''

shakuhachi A is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the .

'' player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, an abstract sculptor *, Japanese classical pianist *, Japanese rear admiral *, Japanese solo yachtsman *, Japanese scientist/inventor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *, Japanese volleyball player * Minoru Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese volleyball player and coach *, Japanese football referee *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese classical composer *

Minoru Yamasaki was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century. He and fellow architect Edward ...

(1912–1986), American architect who designed the World Trade Center *, Japanese politician *, American lawyer

Fictional characters

* Minoru Edajima, from the anime Onegai Teacher *

Nico Minoru Nico Minoru, briefly known as Sister Grimm, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created in 2003 by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona, the character debuted in '' Runaways'' #1 (July 2003). ...

, from the Marvel Comics series Runaways (comics) * Minoru “Minnow” Ito, from the novel We Are Not Free by Traci Chee * Minoru Kohinata, from the manga Karate Shōkōshi Kohinata Minoru by Baba Yasushi * Minoru, from the Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? * Minoru Mineta (峰田実), from the manga and anime

My Hero Academia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 2014 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in 42 volumes. Set in a wor ...

* Minoru Minorikawa (御法川実), from the original 428: Shibuya Scramble * Minoru Kageno (影野実) (reincarnated as Cid Kagenou (シド・カゲノー) from the light novel, manga and anime

The Eminence in Shadow is a Japanese light novel series written by Daisuke Aizawa and illustrated by Tōzai. It began serialization online in May 2018 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, wh ...

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