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Enables searches across social issue fields and understanding of relationships between fields September 6, 2022 Intelligence support platform, RuleWatcher®, ran by OSINTech Inc.(Kobe City, Japan, CEO: Masato Oda), has been providing users with primary information obtained from more than 900 sources around the world in a unified format for each field of social issue (e.g., circular economy, climate change mitigation). The new cross-sectional search function is now released. With the newly built function, you will have access to: -cross-search across fields (*when there is ambiguity as to where you should dig into) -grasp relationships across fields (*One matter does not just fit into one social issue, but rather it influences and is referred to in multi-spheres.) which will be even more useful in your daily information search. ---------- RuleWatcher® is a web service widely used by citizens, researchers, businesspeople, companies, and governments. The newly added cross-search is available free of charge for those who have a social issue they wish to solve. We also provide analysis tools that enable you to grasp international trends from our unique database, customize themes for building corporate intelligence strategies and ESG management, and offer them in a dedicated environment for enterprises. Please see below for more details. About RuleWatcher Community® (free version) https://en.osintech.net/rulewatcher-community RuleWatcher® Service List https://en.osintech.net/plans For inquiries about this press release, please contact OSINTech Inc. Public Relations: Kazue Oda kazue@osintech.net

OSINTech Inc. (HQ in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture; Masato Oda, CEO) is providing its web service RuleWatcher with the ability to collect and share information of rule-making from all over the world to the expert community by the Ministry of the Environment starting July 25, 2022. The community was set up for contributing to the well-being of climate-displaced persons. The number of "climate refugees" who are forced to flee their homes due to extreme weather conditions caused by global warming is increasing. The World Bank estimates that the number of such climate refugees will exceed 200 million by 2050, making the prevention of their occurrence and the establishment of support systems after their occurrence an urgent issue. However, the mechanisms of climate refugee outbreaks are diverse, and support for climate refugee outbreaks is also known to cut across disciplines. Therefore, it is essential to organize the mechanisms in an interdisciplinary expert community, and to consider effective support in concrete terms through cooperation between the public and private sectors, with the use of climate funds and other resources in mind. An example of information collection: data from around the world is extracted using a variety of key phrases indicating "people forced to migrate due to climate change" and clustered by word. Information can be drilled down from each panel. RuleWatcher is a web service that allows users to organize and explore primary information from national governments and international organizations, grouping it into various themes. Existing themes include not only climate change mitigation and adaptation, but also food systems, global human rights, and a wide range of other areas that can encompass the concept of climate refugees, making it the platform of choice for use by professionals in multiple areas related to climate refugees. We will continue to receive input from the expert community and gather information as we organize the generation, spillover, and damage mechanisms of climate refugees. Project for forming an interdisciplinary expert community to contribute to the well-being of climate-displaced persons If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact us at OSINTech Inc. Customer Support hello@osintech.net

23th Aug 2022 Dear Customers Thank you for using RuleWatcher. Due to the significant fluctuation of foreign exchange rates, we will be revising the price of RuleWatcher Pro for customers who will be subscribing in October or later as described below. This price revision will not affect existing customers. For those who are currently considering using RuleWatcher Pro, we recommend that you sign up by the end of September. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact us at OSINTech Inc. Customer Support hello@osintech.net

OSINTech Inc. (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, CEO: Masato Oda) has added a new theme "Food System" to its web service "RuleWatcher" which visualizes rule trends in various countries on June 1, 2022. RuleWatcher is a web service that organizes and visualizes primary information issued by governments and international organizations on global issues such as the environment and human rights. (For more information on RuleWatcher, please click here.) Pandemics and wars. Many of you may be aware of how vulnerable our globalization of food is to such events. A new addition to RuleWatcher, "Food Systems," covers information from governments and other sources spanning food production, processing, transportation, consumption, disposal, and circulation. Data from 700 government announcements filtered by the "food security" tag after the invasion of Ukraine. Clustered by common words by machine learning (click on each tile to view individual articles). It automatically collects and machine translates into English a vast amount of outgoing information from over 850 government and other websites, narrows it down using keywords related to the food system, and performs natural language processing. In recent years, large-scale agriculture, livestock, and fishing industries have been extremely unbalanced, producing enough food to feed the earth's population of nearly 8 billion people, but in reality causing massive waste and starvation on the other hand. Behind the scenes, labor rights violations, deforestation, land degradation, water depletion, and pollution pose an imminent danger to us all. The data displayed in RuleWatcher is tagged to make it easier to understand these groups of problems and the measures taken to address them. An example of a tags Tags assigned by our own thesaurus The information is handled centrally in Arabic, Russian, Thai, and other local languages of each country, and is collected without any time delay from the time of transmission, so that information can be gathered without relying solely on news reports. We hope that many people will find the information on food system issues and policies useful, and we have included information streaming in the free version of the site. Streams available in the free version. Information published by governments and international organizations is tagged by content (you can also use filters to narrow down and summarize what you want to know, or receive alert e-mails). In introducing this theme, we are grateful to Ms. Midori Hiraga*, who has been active in this field for many years, for his help in supervising the collection terminology. The food system is a source of major problems, but it also contains important solutions to climate change and biodiversity, depending on our ingenuity. ※Ms. Midori HIRAGA hiraga@midori.info Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyoto Tachibana University; Visiting Researcher, BKC Institute for Social Research, Ritsumeikan University. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she graduated from International Christian University in 1994 and studied at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1997, she became co-chairman of Journey to Forever, where she planned and managed citizen activities to address food, environment, and development issues. In 2011, she moved to graduate school, earning a Master's degree in Food and Nutrition Policy from the City University of London and a PhD in Economics from Kyoto University. Her research focuses on vegetable oil and food systems from a political economy approach. She is a young representative director of the International Sociological Association for Agriculture, Food and Society (ISA RC40), and participates in civic activities such as AMNet, Thinking about the Disposable Era, Environmental Citizen, Western Japan Agroecology Association, and Municipalism Kyoto. She is the author of "World History Learned from What We Eat: What is the Economy that Does Not Destroy People and Nature?" (Iwanami Junior Shinsho 937, 2021) and "The Political Economy of Vegetable Oil: The Capitalist Food System from Soybeans and Oil" (Showado, 2019). For inquiries regarding this press release, please contact OSINTech Inc. PR team hello@osintech.net

Press Release 5th April 2022 OSINTech (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; CEO: Masato Oda) received "B Corp Certification" on March 24, 2022 from B Lab, a non-profit network (established in 2006, headquartered in the United States), which certifies clean companies that are recognized for their social and environmental contributions. The number of "B Corporation" certified companies worldwide is approximately 4,500, and this is the 10th company in Japan (as of March 24, 2022). B Lab evaluates companies for B Corp certification based on the following unique criteria. - contribution to the world by engaging in "social and environmental activities" - committment to "accountability" to your business stakeholders - Maintaining a high level of transparency by disclosing its organizational operations both internally and externally B Corp certified companies have passed the "B Impact Assessment," a rigorous examination of these factors, and the report, "B Impact Report," is made publicly available on bcorporation.net. Message from CEO Masato Oda OSINTech believes that it is essential for many people to focus on rules in order to bring solutions to global issues. That is why we created RuleWatcher, a web service that uses natural language processing technology to visualize data transmitted by governments and international organizations around the world. We want to create an era in which each of us can play a leading role in creating and implementing rules, instead of making and operating rules only by someone with a loud and powerful voice, and each of us can play a leading role in creating and operating rules. With this philosophy, all the members, including myself, are having fun and evolving RuleWatcher day by day. In the past, many companies have driven their business around the demands of their shareholders. In recent years, this trend has begun to change significantly. We are seeing a shift toward a more socially oriented approach, which we call "stakeholder capitalism". This concept is familiar to Japan in the term "sampo yoshi (good from three directions)". It is the idea that it is good to be able to contribute to the seller, the buyer, and society. We believe that we need to evolve the concept "sampo yoshi" to extend that includes the global environment. And also we felt that there are many similarities between this concept and B Corp certification. It goes without saying that these certifications are a great way to increase corporate value, but what we hoped for even more was a community among certified companies. B Lab's act of granting certification is not merely a recognition, but a movement to promote clean business practices worldwide by creating a community of certified "B Corporations". As a member of the B Corporation, OSINTech will join the community of certified companies to further resolve global environmental and social issues.​ History of OSINTech November 2018 Founded February 2019 "MIRAI 2019" MIRAI Secretariat Award June 2020 RuleWatcher® released August 2020 RuleWatcherPro®（RuleWatcher advanced tool）released October 2020 Plan for improved administration approved October 2020 Joined Covid-19 infection impact assessment with text mining of global regulations. November 2020 "Hyogo Creative Business Contest" Grand Prize November 2020 Selected to UNOPS Global Innovation Center Support Project December 2020 Nominated to METI / JETRO "SHIDO" January 2021 Submitted patent（RuleWatch system） February 2021 "Japan Patent Attorneys Association Business contest" Grand Prize February 2021 Joined a research group of text mining and academic papers March 2021 Trademark registered（RuleWatcher） March 2021 Showcased in Virtual Japan Pavilion by Ministry of Environment March 2021 Showcased in APAN technology exhibition May 2021 Trademark registered (OSINTech) June 2021 Submit trademark in China (RuleWatcher) June 2021 Adopted to the research project of digital earth by Global GIS Center, Chubu University July 2021 Selected to Keihanna Global Accereration Program July 2021 "Corporate Human Rights" added to RuleWatcher Pro August 2021 Started PoC on information DX with UNOPS(in progress) October 2021 Submitted trademark in the States（OSINTech） October 2021 Submitted trademark in the States（RuleWatcher） October 2021 "Blockchain" added to RuleWatcherPro October 2021 "Hyogo prefecture Post-Covid-19 Startup Business Contest" Grand Prize October 2021 Showcased in "COP26 Virtual Japan Pavilion" by the ministry of environment February 2022 Selected to Global Top 100 technologies for UNESCO IRCAI（International Research Center for Artificial Intelligence） March 2022 Became B-Corp ** About RuleWatcher The world's first information service to visualize government communications (primary information) on the environment and human rights https://en.osintech.net ** About B Lab A non-profit network from the United States. Operates "B Corp Certification," which evaluates companies based on social contribution value and transparency rather than financials. https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/movement/about-b-lab/ For inquiries regarding this press release, please contact OSINTech Inc. Public Relations: Kazue Oda hello@osintech.net

On April 1st, near the RuleWatcher login screen, the Knights of Intelligence are clashing with Dr. Fakeu, the dark lord who is trying to spread Fake information. Click here to see the login screen during the battle.→　https://www.rulewatcher.com/ RW-078 (a.k.a. Wat-chan), a robot who collects and contributes information from around the world to RuleWatcher, Osin, an OSINT apprentice administrator, and Uncle Telly, a master of intelligence, are fighting a defensive attack by Dr. Fakeu, who leads a droid army of splittist forces. OSINTech Inc. was on the verge of collapse under a DoS attack by the ruthless dark lord Dr. Fakeu, but thanks to the work of the Knights of Intelligence, the kidnapping of the engineering leader Shisho was not attempted. However, those who still shirk, take for granted, and spread the word are expanding the divisive forces. Oh! Now, Uncle Telly's special move "Intellusion" has been unleashed! In addition to lies and propaganda that are intentionally spread, misinformation is also prevalent on the Internet. These disinformation, often emotionally charged, can be spread without the recipient confirming the source. In recent years, it has become possible to use artificial intelligence, known as "deep faking," to synthesize images and videos as if they were uttered by a certain person, making it increasingly difficult to determine the truth or falsity of information. This was particularly noteworthy during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Hoaxes were flying around that affected the campaign, and by the end of the election, phony information had garnered more attention than stories in the mainstream media. The more unsettled times of the year, such as infectious disease outbreaks and wars, the easier it is for false information to spread. Even as we do this, the Knights of Intelligence continue to protect the world of RuleWatcher, which is limited to primary sources of information. Please support their heroic fight on the login screen. May the Intelligence be with you... (A picture taken on 1st April near login screen) April 1, 2022 OSINTech Inc. Knights of Intelligence Support Group

OSINTech Inc. (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, CEO: Masato ODA) was selected for inclusion in the "IRCAI Global Top 100" conducted by the UNESCO International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence (HQ: Slovenia). OSINTech was the only company selected from Japan. IRCAI (International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence) is an organization under the umbrella of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), which was established to research, advocate, develop and disseminate information on AI. IRCAI examines artificial intelligence-based solutions from around the world to create the world's largest sustainable solutions platform and to help these exemplary technologies become more influential. To help make these exemplary technologies more impactful, the IRCAI Global Top 100 has been selected. The IRCAI Global Top 100 selects projects from five geographic regions - Africa, Europe, America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East - that are particularly outstanding in their focus on ethics and applying artificial intelligence to achieve the SDGs. The online side event, "From Commitment to Action - presenting AI solutions for the SDGs," was held on February 18, 2022. At the event, Ambassador Boštjan Malovrh, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations, and IRCAI Director John Schaueterer presented key advances in AI technology for the SDGs. IRCAI Global Top 100 organizations were introduced. - IRCAI https://ircai.org/ - Top 100 projects https://ircai.org/global-top-100/results/ - Blog https://ircai.org/top-100-international-list-of-artificial-intelligence-solutions-for-sustainable-development-for-the-benefit-of-humanity/ For inquiries regarding this press release, please contact: OSINTech Inc. Public Relations: Kazue Oda hello@osintech.net

OSINTech inc. has been accepted by UNOPS S3i for their program "S3i Innovation" and was listed in their portfolio. S3i Innovation's goal is to advance innovation and private sector investment for sustainable development. It aim is to break down barriers and create opportunities for startups. For more information, please click here. https://sdgs-challenge.jp/pdf/Startup_Portfolio_S3i-Innovation_11-2021.pdf

We will be presenting and demonstrating RuleWatcher at the Virtual Japan Pavilion at COP26, organized by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. Let us show you the data on climate change and ocean plastic issues that RuleWatcher visualizes. Date: November 1, 2021, 8:45 a.m. - (30 minutes) (GMT) Location: In the Ministry of the Environment's Virtual Japan Pavilion *If you are coming directly to the pavilion, please register here. http://copjapan.env.go.jp/cop/cop26/pavilion/all-dates/ How to watch: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXdwMwsbl_c For those of you who can make it to the pavilion, we'll see you later!

We are pleased to announce our participation in the "Virtual Pavilion" organized by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan. This will be held online during the same period as the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is scheduled to be held in Glasgow, UK from October 31 to November 12, 2021. Our "RuleWatcher" will be featured in the pavilion, along with environmental technologies from 32 other companies and organizations. Detailed information on the exhibition and seminars will be posted on the following website from Monday, October 25. http://copjapan.env.go.jp/cop/cop26/

OSINTech Inc. (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, CEO Masato Oda) has started providing its online platform RuleWatcher® to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Water and Energy Sector (Austria)* for evaluation and verification of the effectiveness of information utilization and various functions. UNOPS conducts development assistance projects in various parts of the world and collects information from time to time on the policies of target countries and the procurement of goods and technologies required for development assistance. However, since the information is transmitted in multiple languages, it requires a great deal of effort to collect it. OSINTech's RuleWatcher® has been recognized as having the potential to contribute to solving the problems of UNOPS, since it can handle multilingual information sent out by governments and other organizations in a unified manner. Therefore, we will identify and add new crawling targets (information sources) for UNOPS in the field of water and energy, and set up search tags and visualization for RuleWatcher®. Through the trial use of RuleWatcher®, UNOPS will evaluate the reduction of information gathering labor and the improvement of information sharing within the organization, and will also evaluate the possibility of applying RuleWatcher® to other fields and regions not covered by this demonstration. Period : Until October 2021 (planned) Kobe City and Hyogo Prefecture have also announced this demonstration. Kobe City : (Japanese) https://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/a14333/business/sangyoshinko/shokogyo/venture/newindustry/press/702183789557.html Hyogo Prefecture : (Japanese) https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/press/documents/20210810_8290_1.pdf *For more information on the Water and Energy sector of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), please visit https://www.unops.org/water-and-energy For inquiries about this matter, please contact OSINTech Inc. hello@osintech.net Kazue ODA

OSINTech Inc. (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, CEO Masato Oda) has been selected for support under the Keihanna Global Acceleration Program Plus (KGAP+) Batch 5 at the Keihanna Research Complex (Kansai Science City, commonly known as Keihanna Science City). This program is part of an innovation ecosystem that aims to continuously attract people, funds, and organizations from Japan and abroad to create a continuous flow of innovation. In the fifth phase of the program, 15 companies were selected from companies that participated from all over the world, including Japan, the U.S., Canada, India, Israel, Finland, Germany, Spain, and other countries through a pre-selection process and recommendations from innovation support organizations around the world. In addition to the 15 selected companies, 16 companies, including one company that won the KGAP+ Award at the international innovation conference "Hack Osaka 2020" held by the city of Osaka, which we are collaborating with, will take the stage to pitch at the following "unveiling" event. We invite you to register for the event and watch the pitches of the companies with high expectations for growth. ------ Event Name: KGAP+ DAY - Batch5 Unveiling Date & Time: Thursday, August 05, 2021, 9:30 - 17:55 (Japan time) (Masato Oda, CEO of KGAP+, will speak at 10:45 - 11:25, which is included in the 4 startups' pitches) Location: Zoom Online For more details and registration, please visit https://keihanna-rc.jp/events/event/kgap210805/