Noriko Yoshida is the daughter of Ryouta Yoshida, and mother of Ganu Yoshida.
Biography
She is described on the Slusho! site as having been obsessed with beverages, and mixing them in a quest to create an ideal flavor. She used ingredients grown on her father's farm on the island of Honshu.
Her beverage creation became an enterprise business. In a search for an ideal ingredient for her beverages, she went on a sea voyage by unspecified means. She was killed on the voyage, however the cause is not stated. The beverage business was turned over to Ganu's cousin, presumed to be Danno Jo.