Shirota is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Yuu Shirota
is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the '' Prince of Tennis Musicals'', Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon ...
(or Shirota Yuu, 城田優), Japanese actor and singer
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Minoru Shirota
was a Japanese microbiologist. In the 1930
Shirota identified a strain of lactic acid bacteria that is part of normal gut flora that he originally called ''Lactobacillus casei Shirota,'' which appeared to help contain the growth of harmful bac ...
(代田稔 1899–1982) invented Yakult, the yogurt-like probiotic drink containing ''Lactobacillus casei'' strain ''shirota''
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Japanese-language surnames