The Nikkei Average started a sharp decline with a depreciation of 233.64 yen, and Canon entered the regenerative medicine field

Individual stocks
Rakuten Group - Decline Rakuten Bank's Prime Listing Approval Officially Announced The scheduled listing date is 4/21
$Rakuten Group(4755.JP)$: Rakuten Group fell. The company announced on the 22nd that Rakuten Bank, a consolidated subsidiary of the company, has been approved for a new listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. The listing date is scheduled for 2023/4/21. Also, in response to listing, it is planned to sell part of Rakuten Bank shares held by the company. Note that the same details were reported by the press during trading hours on the 22nd. Today, sales are taking precedence from a soft situation.

Odakyu - Zoku Shinnishi Shinjuku Building KKR Dai-ichi Life acquired 130 billion yen = Nikkei
$Odakyu Electric Railway(9007.JP)$: Odakyu Electric Railway continues to grow. The morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun dated 23rd reported that the company has solidified a policy to collectively sell 2 large buildings where the Tokyo/Nishi-Shinjuku hotel “Hyatt Regency Tokyo” etc. move in.

SBIHD - Steady Leos Capital Works approval for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth
$SBI Holdings(8473.JP)$: SBI Holdings is solid. The company announced on the 22nd that a new listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market has been approved for Reos Capital Works (hereinafter referred to as LEOS), which is a consolidated subsidiary and manages mutual funds “Hifumi Asset Management”, etc. The company's shareholding ratio compared to LEOS after listing is 48.89%, and it is planned that LEOS will continue to be a consolidated subsidiary of the company.

Macbee - 4 days in a row, creative production using ChatGPT and Midjourney begins
$Macbee Planet(7095.JP)$: Macbee Planet continues to expand for 4 days. The company announced on the 22nd that it has begun creative production utilizing the AI chatbot “ChatGPT” and the image generation AI “Midjourney.”

Canon - Entered Regenerative Medicine and Acquires Cell Culture Device Business = Nikkei
$Canon(7751.JP)$: Canon fell. The morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun dated 23rd reported that the company will enter the regenerative medicine field. According to the article, the cell culture equipment business was acquired from Kyoto Seisakusho (Kyoto City), which handles packaging machines, etc. Devices with 10 times the culture capacity compared to conventional products will be sold around 2026, and it seems that cultivation efficiency will be increased by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and image analysis technology. As for stock prices, sales have become dominant since they were in a soft position.

Daikin Industries - 2 US air conditioning companies fall to 30 billion yen acquisition targets demand for data bases = Nikkei
$Daikin Industries(6367.JP)$: Daikin Industries fell. The morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun dated 23rd reported that the company invested over 30 billion yen in the United States and acquired 2 companies related to large air conditioning for data centers. According to the article, it seems that they are aiming for the top market share in the US air conditioning market by 2025, aiming for demand that grows in response to an increase in data volume. It is said that movements aimed at capturing markets related to data centers, which grow at an annual rate of 10% or more in the United States, have intensified. Furthermore, since stock prices were weak, sales have become dominant.