Top executives of Asahi Kasei Corp., parent of the company that handled the piling work for a tilting Yokohama condominium building, apologized Tuesday and said the firm will deal ¡°sincerely¡± with the residents and do its best to discover the facts surrounding the case.
¡°We sincerely apologize for the great damage caused to residents of the building,¡± Asahi Kasei President Toshio Asano told a hastily arranged news conference in Tokyo attended by nearly 200 reporters. ¡°We are deeply, deeply sorry. Our priority is on ensuring the safety and security of the residents.¡±
The firm also announced that it will soon set up an outside investigative panel comprised of around three lawyers who have no connection with the company, ¡°in line with requests from affected residents.¡±
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