Yuujiro Akihiko

History
Yuujiro Akihiko was born on August 28, 1976. He is the father of Kaito Akihiko and a researcher in the field of information technology. Yuujiro was born in Yokohama, Japan but moved to Tokyo where he worked for a small I.T. company. There, he met Akane Akihiko and decided to move to Karuizawa, Japan to be with her. During Kaito's Junior year in high school, Akane and Yuujiro were given an opportunity to move to America and become researchers in the I.T. field. They took the opportunity and moved there which disrupted Kaito's life, leading him to falling into depression and developing trust issues.

While in Japan, Yuujiro always drove home the important of studying. He wanted nothing more than for Kaito to have the tools he needed to succeed in life. That played a key role in Kaito's depression. Realizing his errors, he became more lax and supporting of Kaito. In America, Yuujiro let Kaito do as he pleased and supported him whenever he was in town. Yuujiro was constantly taking business trips and often bringing Akane along with him, which meant that Kaito had more free time to himself than he did back in Japan.

Yuujiro met Amber Ryann and took a liking to her. So much so that when Kaito and Amber started dating, he sensed that Amber needed a father figure in her life and officially made her part of their family despite Kaito and Amber not being married yet. Yuujiro also assisted Amber in bringing Kaito back after the death of Takumi Karume. It was then that Yuujiro realized that Amber was the perfect girl for Kaito to spend the rest of his life with.

During the holidays, Yuujiro returned to Two Rivers, Massachusetts where he met with Ryunosuke Saigo, the CEO and owner of Onyx Technology Ventures. Ryunosuke made him an offer for he and Akane to relocate to Massachusetts to assist him with his advanced A.I. program which was known as Codename: Daphne. Yuujiro accepted the position and broke the news to Kaito that they would be moving away. Before doing so, Yuujiro knew that Kaito intended to propose to Amber. He gave Kaito the engagement ring that he used to propose to Akane, telling him to use it for Amber.

They were there virtually for Kaito's proposal to Amber and even made a surprise visit to the hospital when Amber gave birth to their grandson, Riku.

Appearance
Yuujiro wears khaki pants and a white dress shirt under a light gray sweater vest. He has brown eyes behind a pair of thin-framed glasses and short black hair.

Personality
Yuujiro was stern with Kaito as a child, constantly pushing him to study. However, he wasn't blind to how that was affecting Kaito so he became more relaxed, allowing Kaito to do as he pleased. Yuujiro simply stood back and became a supportive father that gave Kaito a lot of freedom but he was also the kind of father figure that would be there for Kaito whenever he needed him to be.