Towa Bank Settles with Family Over Employee Suicide.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

Towa Bank, headquartered in Maebashi City, has reached a settlement with the family of a male employee in his 20s who committed suicide eight years ago. The bank acknowledged that the suicide was due to power harassment by a superior and the result of the bank's lack of consideration for the work environment, apologized to the family, and agreed to pay a settlement.

The family commented, "We agreed to the settlement because the bank promised to take measures to prevent recurrence. We hope they will take seriously their responsibility for the loss of a life."

Towa Bank stated, "We would like to once again express our condolences for the suicide of the employee. We will sincerely work on measures to prevent recurrence in order to eradicate harassment and improve the work environment."