Minoru Shiraishi

is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter and radio personality who was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Pro-Fit. He is the only "live-action" character (as he played "himself" in Lucky ☆ Star) in the Newtype Anime magazine to be featured in the Monthly Top-10 Most-Popular Male Character charts. He played himself in Episode 6 of Kiddy Girl-and as a voice actor in a voice actor cafe.  Other roles include Taniguchi in the Haruhi Suzumiya series, and Itsuki Takeuchi in the Initial D reboot feature films in 2014.

Minoru married on August 9, 2011, but has chosen to keep his wife's identity anonymous.

On December 29, 2015, Minoru revealed that he has facial paralysis, making him unable to move the right side of his face. He isOn Friday 17th August Ian Bevan, Northern Rail's Managing Director, paid a visit to Glossop Station at 8.30 am. Escorted by Theo McLauchlan, Glossop Line Manager, Ian was given a full tour of the station - recent infrastructure improvements were pointed our as were enhancements made by FOGS. Ian also spent time talking to Dave and Keith, Northern staff on duty. Ian complimented the staff on a well cared for station with a" period feel." It was Ian's first visit to Glossop station and we were delighted by the outcome! The icing on the cake is that, following an earlier invitation by FOGS Ian has kindly agreed to switch on our Christmas Tree Lights at our Christmas event on December 8th. We thank Ian very much for agreeing