Nozomi Harasaki

Nozomi Harasaki is the deuteragonist in the first Shenmue game. She is the first love interest of Ryo Hazuki and his close friend and classmate.

History
Nozomi was born in Vancouver, Canada and moved to Yokosuka, where her grandmother Toki Aida lives, when she was a junior high school student. She is fluent in both English and Japanese and hopes to become a Japanese/English interpreter or translator in the future.

When her Japanese classmates was bullied her, discriminating against her because of the different way she did things due to her different cultures. At that time, Ryo would often stand up for her. Since then, her love for him has grown over the years. She has decided that she is going to confess her love to him. Nozomi has returned to Japan where she attended school with Ryo and continued to help operate her grandmother's flower shop, Aida Florist.

On the day of the incident, Nozomi became extremely angry when she got splashed with mud by a speeding black car which got away, and she never received an apology. If the player talks to Nozomi, it's revealed she has a tense relationship with her mother and they argue a lot. However, she is kidnapped by Mad Angels and rescued by Ryo.

Trivia

 * She is zodiac sign is Virgo and she has a AB blood type.