{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9dadabc5bdfceb49ae1fca23","clusterId":"c_a53c874f552072e641deee84","slug":"nakayama-to-head-two-tgs-2026-lectures-on-indie-games-and-japan-s-content-strategy","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Nakayama To Head Two TGS 2026 Lectures On Indie Games And Japan's Content Strategy","summary":"SHAKE4 announced that Atsuo Nakayama will lead a special lecture event at the 4Gamer booth stage at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17. The first session, on September 17 at 15:45, covers indie game trends with Tomoharu Urabe and Masahiko Murakami. The second, on September 18 at 12:00, addresses Japan's entertainment strategy with Noriaki Wada and Kiyokatsu Inoue.","whyItMatters":"Two TGS stage sessions pairing a market analyst with an investor, a developer, a ministry official and a business figure put the indie market and the state's 20 trillion yen overseas content target on the same program, and 4Gamer plans report articles on both.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two sessions run on separate days of the business portion of the show. \u0026#34;Latest Indie Game Trends 2026\u0026#34; is scheduled for 15:45 on September 17, with Tomoharu Urabe of MIXI Global Investments and Masahiko Murakami of Skeleton Crew Studio discussing the Steam market, where roughly 20,000 titles are registered each year, what makes a success in the AI era, and what Japanese works need to become global majors. \u0026#34;Behind the Scenes of Japan\u0026#39;s Entertainment Strategy\u0026#34; follows at 12:00 on September 18, with Noriaki Wada of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Kiyokatsu Inoue of Asovism exchanging views on the national goal of 20 trillion yen in overseas content sales by 2033 and related support measures. 4Gamer will publish report articles on both sessions.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Atsuo Nakayama leads two lecture sessions at the 4Gamer stage at TGS 2026. Sept 17: indie trends with MIXI Global Investments and Skeleton Crew Studio. Sept 18: Japan's entertainment strategy with METI and Asovism.","twitterPost":"Atsuo Nakayama leads two lecture sessions at the 4Gamer stage at TGS 2026. Sept 17 covers indie trends with MIXI Global Investments and Skeleton Crew Studio; Sept 18 covers Japan's entertainment strategy with METI and Asovism.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"SHAKE4 announced that Atsuo Nakayama will moderate two special lecture sessions at the 4Gamer booth stage at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The September 17 session on indie game trends features Tomoharu Urabe of MIXI Global Investments and Masahiko Murakami of Skeleton Crew Studio, while the September 18 session on Japan's entertainment strategy features Noriaki Wada of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Kiyokatsu Inoue of Asovism. 4Gamer will publish reports on both.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20260916002/\",\"title\":\"Special lectures by Atsuo Nakayama to be held at the 4Gamer stage at TGS 2026. Two sessions on the indie market and Japan's entertainment/IP strategy\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4342,"outputTokens":745,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789526695,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T02:40:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T02:43:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T02:43:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a53c874f552072e641deee84","canonicalTitle":"TGS 2026の4Gamerステージで中山淳雄氏による特別講義が開催へ。インディー市場と日本のエンタメ・IP戦略を語る2セッション","representativeArticleId":"a_bad36e44788295a662557531","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Tokyo Game Show 2026\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Atsuo Nakayama\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T02:01:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T02:01:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T02:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20260916002/","title":"TGS 2026の4Gamerステージで中山淳雄氏による特別講義が開催へ。インディー市場と日本のエンタメ・IP戦略を語る2セッション"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Tokyo Game Show 2026"],"studios":[],"people":["Atsuo Nakayama"],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}