Inada is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Etsuko Inada , Japanese figure skater Ken-Ichi Inada , Japanese economist Koji Inada , Japanese manga artist Lawson Fusao Inada, American poet, fifth poet laureate of the Oregon Masaru Inada , Japanese skeleton racer Masazumi Inada , lieutenant general in the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II Nada Inada , the pen-name of…