Kazuhisa Okada is 4Gamer.net's editor-in-chief and the president of Aetas Inc. On September 17, 2026, he shared a Tokyo Game Show 2026 talk stage with Shuhei Yoshida, where they discussed the rise of Japanese indie titles such as The Exit 8 and DarekaRe.
Kazuhisa Okada is the editor-in-chief of 4Gamer.net and the president of Aetas Inc. Coverage of him is tied to one event: the talk stage 4Gamer hosted on September 17, 2026, the opening day of Tokyo Game Show 2026, at Makuhari Messe.
The session, titled "Why Does Japan's Indie Scene Produce a Major Hit Every Year - Looking at the Past 10 Years and the Next 10," paired Okada with Shuhei Yoshida, Representative Director of yosp Inc. and former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment's Indies Initiative. The announcement put the talk in Hall 5 at the 4Gamer.net booth, 05-C04, running 13:45 to 14:30 with a stream on the 4GamerSP YouTube channel.
Coverage after the session recast the title as "Why Does Japanese Indie Produce a Huge Hit Every Year" and centered on Yoshida's remark that "five years ago, this stage wouldn't have been possible." The published account ties the discussion to Japanese indie titles including The Exit 8 and DarekaRe, to 4Gamer's early indie coverage, and to Yoshida's years of promotion work.
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Sep 18
On the September 17, 2026 opening day of Tokyo Game Show 2026, Shuhei Yoshida, former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment's Indies Initiative and now representative of his company yosp, spoke with 4Gamer editor-in-chief Kazuhisa Okada. Their session, "Why Does Japanese Indie Produce a Huge Hit Every Year," covered the rise of Japanese indie titles such as The Exit 8 and DarekaRe, 4Gamer's early indie coverage, and Yoshida's years of promotion work.
Sep 14
4Gamer will host a talk stage at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 17, titled "Why Does Japan's Indie Scene Produce a Major Hit Every Year - Looking at the Past 10 Years and the Next 10." The speakers are Shuhei Yoshida, Representative Director of yosp Inc., and Kazuhisa Okada, 4Gamer.net Editor-in-Chief and President of Aetas Inc. The session runs 13:45 to 14:30 at the 4Gamer.net booth, 05-C04, Hall 5, Makuhari Messe, and streams on the 4GamerSP YouTube channel.