Minoru Kihara

Kihara has built a career in the least glamorous rooms in Japanese politics: Defense Minister, then Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2025. That second job means fronting the press almost daily and absorbing every question the cabinet would rather dodge. No viral moments, just composure. I find that quietly impressive.

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Name (English)

Minoru Kihara

Name (Japanese)

木原稔

Reading

きはら みのる

Born

August 12, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

University

Waseda University

• Official sitehttps://kiharaminoru.jp/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kiharaminoru/
• Xhttps://x.com/kihara_minoru
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru%20Kihara
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8%E5%8E%9F%E7%A8%94
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11518220

Tags

• Kumamoto Prefecture
• politician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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