...  “I am keenly aware of the severity of (our) responsibility and take the ruling gravely. I again offer my sincerest apologies,” Dentsu President Toshihiro Yamamoto told a news conference following the trial. Takahashi’s mother Yukimi told reporters, “I do not trust Dentsu” to implement steps to improve its labor conditions. “I hope society as a whole will continue to monitor” the company. She also said she hopes for a change in current law that would strengthen penalties when an employee dies. ...