Shigeru Inoda, who is credited by the official worldwide organization in charge of collecting observational data for minor planets, discovered 17 minor planets which include 3394 Banno, 3902 Yoritomo, and 3950 Yoshida.
He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 17 asteroids at the Karasuyama Observatory (889) between 1986 and 1992, all of which were co-discovered with Japanese astronomer Takeshi Urata, except for his lowest numbered discovery 3394 Banno. The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official worldwide organization in charge of collecting observational data for minor planets (such as asteroids), calculating their orbits and publishing this information via the Minor Planet Circulars. Minor planets discovered: 17 3394 Banno 3902 Yoritomo 3950 Yoshida  
