I'm in full agreement here that $65.00 is a bit high for those PS2 titles.
The price problem has to do with many aspects of Japan. In Jp. you have a huge population in the work force creating a massive amount "middle men". There are all these extra guys doing a job that doesn't require so many people. But, all these "middle men" have to make a salary, so the production cost rises and the burden of these expenses gets placed on the consumer.
The other problem is that Japanese consumers don't sneer at prices the way westerners do, if a store says,
"Hey, this is the shin hatsubai deal of the century muthafuckas, so slap down that credit cardo now!"
...then the public will obey, like passive sheep.
However, with the JP economy having taken a nose dive, greed incorporated has been slapped in the face with a harsh dose of reality-people aren't buying the way they used too. Sony knows that rabid otaku fans (and probably myself) will pick up MOTW rehash, & LB1 & 2 extra saucy edition at the release price. However, for the patient, those prices will decline when they are re-rehashed as SNK BEST series for about $25.00, just like KOF 2000 & 2001. But unfortunatley, it'll be too little, too late. So FU SONY.
EXPLOITS. PS2, RULEZ. 
(boog style)
and, of course: 
If the games are standard retail price in Japan they'll be 6,800 + tax, as most are. SNKP are not charging $65 - that's a combination of Play-Asia's mark up and your economy. So essentially they're the equivalent of $49.95. They may be above your SRP thanks to the exachange rate but they're actually below ours 
