RiskAnalyze Introduces New Government Gazette Database to Enhance Compliance Checks

KYC Consulting Enhances RiskAnalyze Tool with Government Gazette Data

KYC Consulting, headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, has announced an exciting update for its compliance and anti-social forces check tool, RiskAnalyze. This enhancement now includes a new database that integrates Government Gazette information, significantly expanding the tool's capabilities for risk assessment.

Update Overview

With this update, RiskAnalyze has incorporated additional dimensions of risk analysis beyond the previously available domestic anti-social forces and politically exposed persons (PEPs) data. The newly integrated data includes vital information published in the Government Gazette such as bankruptcy and dissolution announcements. This integration enables users to better verify the attributes of potential business partners and identify early warning signs of credit risks.

Why This Update Matters

The compliance landscape is evolving at a rapid pace, requiring businesses to have accurate and comprehensive insights into their partners' legal standings and administrative penalties. In response to this increasing demand, RiskAnalyze has focused on several objectives with this update:
1. Rapid Understanding of Legal Status: Quickly gauge the legal standings of businesses, such as bankruptcy or dissolution status.
2. Visibility of Administrative Penalties: Acquiring information about penalties imposed on businesses across various sectors facilitates better risk visibility.
3. Reduction of Audit Burdens: By collecting and structuring public information, the burden of compliance checks is significantly decreased.

Key Features of the Update

1. Introduction of Government Gazette Information

RiskAnalyze now utilizes advanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and information extraction technologies to structure and store data from the Government Gazette. This means that previously time-consuming tasks of verifying notices about legal standings, such as bankruptcy and dissolution, as well as information on administrative penalties, can now be performed almost instantly through the RiskAnalyze platform.

2. Enhanced Risk Scoring System

By combining anti-social forces information, domestic PEPs data, and now Government Gazette data, RiskAnalyze is able to offer a more nuanced risk level assessment of individuals and entities. This facilitates the establishment of a robust compliance infrastructure that goes beyond basic checks.

Looking Ahead

KYC Consulting is committed to continually enhancing RiskAnalyze, taking into account both domestic and international regulatory changes and societal requirements. Moving forward, they aim to develop features that leverage accumulated risk information, enhancing the reproducibility and explainability of decision-making in a business context.

What is RiskAnalyze?

RiskAnalyze is one of Japan’s largest databases focused on risk information related to anti-social forces and compliance checks. It sources risk data from over 1,000 domestic locations and more than 240 international regions. Developed in collaboration with national universities, the platform employs AI to filter and display only the most relevant information. This allows users to generate investigation reports in as little as 0.4 seconds, drastically reducing time, effort, and costs typically associated with compliance checks.

As of April 2026, RiskAnalyze has been adopted by over 1,300 companies, signifying its growing reputation within the compliance community.

Experience the Speed of RiskAnalyze

Interested parties can experience the tool's speed firsthand by viewing a free demonstration of the report generation capabilities on the RiskAnalyze website.