News Release Dated January 26, 2017
Company: Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.
Representative: Takeaki Hirabayashi, President and CEO
Stock code: 4323, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Second Section
Contact: Noriaki Okado, Director and CFO
Tel: +81-6-4560-1000

JAST Establishes Alliance to Provide Services forLife and Non-Life Insurance Companies
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. (JAST) has signed an alliance agreement with Adjust Co., Ltd. (HeadOffice: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiromasa Yokomizo) concerning joint activities involving themedical big data business. The objective of this alliance is to combine the knowledge and technologies of
the two companies for the development of services that life and non-life insurers can use in their claim
assessment, product development and healthy lifestyle promotion operations.
1. Summary of the Alliance
Since August 2010, JAST has been selling an automated electronic health insurance claims checking andanalysis software called JMICS. JAST used its extensive and broad expertise involving ICT to create thisinnovative product for speedily and automatically processing the monthly invoices that health insurers
receive from medical institutions. In April 2013, JAST started a big data business for health insurers.
Centered on JMICS, the big data business has a larger range of solutions by incorporating health check-up
information and other data from external sources, performing analysis and notification tasks, andproviding other services.
The big data business meets the diverse needs of health insurers by using medical big data for every stepfrom checking insurance claims to activities that help people to stay healthy. For example, sophisticatedautomated inspections of invoices sent to health insurers accompanied by statistical analysis ensure thatthe correct amounts are billed for medical procedures. Big data also makes it possible to analyze dataspanning many years in order to provide advice to individuals on ways to prevent diseases or prevent a
disease from becoming serious. The aim is to supply a total package of services through thecomprehensive use of medical big data that enables health insurers to fulfill their mission of achieving aproper level of medical expenses and contributing to the health of policyholders.
JAST launched JMICS six years ago and currently provides this software to more than 100 insuranceorganizations and nine checking service providers. JMICS is now used to process more than 10 million
health insurance invoices every month and this number is continuing to climb steadily.
Adjust is a specialist in the field of medical data. Established in 1982, the company develops IT systems,
supplies application software, builds databases, performs data input and compilation tasks, and provides
other products and services involving medical data. The ability to utilize the expertise of physicians inmany fields for the development of products and provision of services is a key strength of the company.
Activities also include involvement as a consultant with medical care consultations and the preparation of
medical care appraisal forms. In addition, Adjust assists life and non-life insurance companies by helping
organize and analyze databases for diseases and surgical procedures. Other activities are support for thesecretariats of medical associations and the collection and analysis of research data.

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This alliance will allow JAST and Adjust to share their expertise for checking insurance claim invoicesfrom medical institutions, assisting with activities to help people stay healthy and supplying support
services for the operations of health insurance providers. The companies will extend assistance for claim
assessments, sales activities and the development of new products. To help policyholders lead a healthy
life style, JAST and Adjust plan to offer a smartphone app. All these new services will closely reflect theneeds of life and non-life insurance companies.
2. Profile of Adjust Co., Ltd.
(1) Company name(2) Location(3) Representative(4) Main business(5) Capital stock(6) Established(7) Employees(8) Major clients(9) Website

Adjust Co., Ltd.
Ebisu IS Bld. 7-6F, 1-13-6, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hiromasa Yokomizo, President
1. Development and operation of medical software
2. Health care consultations
3. Support for medical research associations
4. Organization, analysis and database construction for medical data
5. Publishing (information about negative after-effects for use by attorneys andothers)
50 million yen
September 1982 (changed company name in December 1990)
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Life and non-life insurance companies, related associations and others
http://www.adjust-net.co.jp/

3. Outlook
This matter will have only a negligible effect on consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2017.
Name of our system service
Brand name: JMICS (JAST Medical Insurance Checking System) Service
Name in Japanese: JAST Iryou Hoken Tenken Bunseki System Service
JAST: abbreviation for Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.

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