News Release Dated March 29, 2023
Company: Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.
Representative: Takeaki Hirabayashi, President and CEO
Stock code: 4323, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market
Contact: Toshinori Hamada, General Manager ofPlanning & Administration Division
Tel: +81-6-4560-1000

Japan System Techniques and Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, Osaka
Metropolitan University Sign an Agreement to “Promote Research in the Healthcare
Field Using Medical Big Data”
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. (JAST) and the Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, Osaka
Metropolitan University have entered into an agreement to "Promote Research in the Healthcare Field using
Medical Bigdata." The details are as per attached.
The earnings forecast announced on May 13, 2022 already incorporates the effect of this matter on the resultsof operations for the fiscal year ending March 2023. An announcement will be made promptly if there is any
additional information that should be disclosed.

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March 29, 2023
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.
Osaka Metropolitan University

Japan System Techniques Co. and Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, Osaka Metropolitan
University Sign an Agreement to “Promote Research in the Healthcare Field Using Medical Big Data”
Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd. (JAST) and the Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, Osaka Metropolitan
University have entered into an agreement to "Promote Research in the Healthcare Field using Medical Bigdata."■ Purpose
The primary goal of this agreement is to promote research projects in the healthcare field and to publicize the resultsof this research. This agreement will enable JAST to support the development of new preventive medicines to extend
healthy life expectancy and improve quality of life (QOL) at all stages of life.

(Left) Michihiko Tokoro, Dean, Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology,Osaka Metropolitan University(Right) Takeaki Hirabayashi, President and CEO, JAST

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Agreement signing ceremony■ Details
JAST is building a medical bigdata platform ("REZULT") derived from health insurance invoice data (see note 1) andhealth checkup data of approximately 8 million people. REZULT includes an extensive range of data from personal
information including gender and age to medical information such as injury, illness, and prescription drugs. This
anonymous health insurance invoice data is suitable for a wide range of research activities and social surveys. JAST isusing it with the consent of health insurance associations. JAST complies with the guidelines for handling medical
information to ensure secure acquisition and management of data.
The Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, Osaka Metropolitan University, uses REZULT to conduct researchin various healthcare fields from an academic perspective. Moreover, JAST’s aim is to contribute to society in theoverall healthcare field by promoting research projects in collaboration with local governments and other companies.
■ About The Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, Osaka Metropolitan University
Osaka City University, and Osaka Prefecture University, merged in April 2022 to form Osaka Metropolitan University(OMU). OMU is one of the largest public universities in Japan with approximately 16,000 students, The university has
12 faculties and academic disciplines and 15 graduate schools, covering a wide range of academic fields.
Human life and ecology is a postgraduate course that is constantly aiming for more progress in this field, which is acomprehensive interdisciplinary domain that combines culture and science. The social background for this course isthe emerging need for specialists in many sectors in order to solve current social problems. Education and training
programs along with contributions to society are the primary objectives. These goals are accomplished by using R&D
programs backed by the collaboration of individuals and stakeholders in many fields involving nutrition, living
environments and welfare programs, all from the perspective of wellbeing.
Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology
Department of Human Life and Ecology(Nutrition, Living Environment Design, Social Welfare Science and Clinical Psychology
Faculty of Human Life and Ecology
Department of Nutrition, Department of Living Environment Design, Department of Human Development and Welfare2

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NEWS RELEASE■ The Future Co-Creation Laboratory of JASTThe Future Co-Creation Laboratory of JAST is a medical big data business with the mission of using the digitaltransformation of health care backed by medical big data (invoice data, health check-up data and other data) to solve
issues at healthcare facilities and insurance companies and organizations. This laboratory will continue to analyze
information obtained from research activities in order to raise the value of JAST’s data and create more ways to solve
the issues of customers.
Operations of The Future Co-Creation Laboratory also contribute to accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals
number three, good health and well-being, and nine, industry, innovation and infrastructure. These activities include theuse of medical big data to enable people to stay healthy and the use of alliances with the academic sector for joint
research and the development of products.

Note 1: Health insurance invoice data
When an individual receives a medical treatment covered by insurance, the healthcare institution sends an invoice listing
the procedures and amounts due to the insurance company or organization. For medical and dental care, an invoice listing
the procedures and amounts due is sent. For pharmacies, an invoice listing the drugs supplied and amounts due is sent.
For nurses visiting individuals at home, an invoice listing home nursing care services and amounts due is sent. Oneinvoice for each patient and individual healthcare institution is prepared every month. Invoices contain information about
the reasons that individuals received medical care, the cost of the care and other items. JAST converts this information
into a database for subsequent utilization.
■ InquiriesThe Future Co-Creation Laboratory, Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.

Contact for more information (redirected to an external website): https://www.jastlab.jast.jp/contact/
Website of The Future Co-Creation Laboratory: https://www.jastlab.jast.jp/
Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, Osaka Metropolitan University
Assistant Professor, Haruka Kato
E-mail: haruka-kato@omu.ac.jp■ Press Inquiries
Public Relations Division, Osaka Metropolitan University
Tel: +81-6-6605-3411
E-mail: koho-list@ml.omu.ac.jp

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