Dentsu admits responsibility in 'karoshi' case

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's largest ad agency, Dentsu Inc., on June 23 admitted its liability in the 1991 suicide from overwork of a 24-year-old employee, Ichiro Oshima, and will pay some 168 million yen in compensation to the man's parents in an out-of-court settlement. Oshima's father, Hisamitsu, 71, tells a press conference the same day, ''My son's dignity was fully restored. I'm satisfied with the settlement.'' His lawyers said this is the first ''karoshi'' (death from overwork) case in which a company admitted its liability and reached an out-of-court settlement.

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