Minoru Kihara
Minoru Kihara | |
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木原 稔 | |
Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanae Takaichi |
| Preceded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 13 September 2023 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Yasukazu Hamada |
| Succeeded by | Gen Nakatani |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 18 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Yorihisa Matsuno |
| Constituency | Kumamoto 1st |
| In office 11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Constituency | Kyushu PR |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1969 Kumamoto, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
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Minoru Kihara (木原 稔, Kihara Minoru; born 12 August 1969) is a Japanese politician who has been the Chief Cabinet Secretary since 2025. He previously served as Minister of Defense from 2023 to 2024. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives, and was previously Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense.