A truck driver whose wife dies in a bus crash. He struggles to cope while raising their two young children alone until Sachio steps in to assist. He eventually finds a new partner, which prompts Sachio to step back from the children's lives.
Yoichi knows Natsuko indirectly through his wife's social network.
Yoichi is the grieving widower and devoted husband of Yuki.
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