Minoru Tōjō (東城 穣, Tōjō Minoru, born August 30, 1976[1]) is a Japanese association football referee who currently officiates in the J-League, and Div.
He has also officiated the 2008 AFC President's Cup group stage game between Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn and Nagacorp FC.
He also, as a guest referee, officiated the final game of the Polish Ekstraklasa between Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan.
He refereed the FIFA World Cup 2014 third round qualifier match between Singapore and Iraq on 6 September 2011, making a controversial decision where he denied Singapore a blatant penalty.
He was the referee for the Southeast Asian Games final match between Malaysia and Indonesia on 21 November 2011 and was widely praised for his calm refereeing of the match between the two great rivals.