Note that they said "outside of Japan", not "for America". The statement speaks volumes about their personal crusade. What right do they have to determine what cultural products of a country are appropriate for export outside that country? Unless they see themselves as some kind of colonizer in charge of censoring disgusting pagan art. I think that's it. That's what they think localizing is.

Note that they are declaring what's appropriate not for America, but what's appropriate "outside of Japan". The statement speaks volumes about their personal crusade. What right do they have to determine what cultural products of a country are appropriate for export outside that country? Unless they see themselves as some kind of colonizer in charge of censoring disgusting pagan art. I think that's it. That's what they think localizing is.

The statement speaks volumes about their personal crusade. What right do they have to determine what cultural products of a country are appropriate for export outside that country? Unless they see themselves as some kind of colonizer in charge of censoring disgusting pagan art. I think that's it. That's what they think localizing is.