Minoru Yanagida (柳田 稔, Yanagida Minoru, born 6 November 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the House of Representatives for two terms since 1990.

Minoru Yanagida
柳田 稔
Minister of Justice
In office 17 September 2010 – 22 November 2010
Prime Minister	Naoto Kan
Preceded by	Keiko Chiba
Succeeded by	Yoshito Sengoku
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-06) 6 November 1954 (age 69) Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Tokyo