Microsoft's John Schappert is due to take the stage in the International Business Center at the Makuhari Messe to drop some knowledge on Tokyo's gaming set. The corporate vice president of the LIVE, Software and Services Business is going to give a speech about the "gaming canvas" of the world, or so we've been told (read: translated). We're getting underway immediately, so hit the jump for the liveblog fun.

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