Game designers in "lucky buggers" non-shock

The overtures Japanese publishers are making into the PC market is interesting.

Sega buy and publish Creative Assembly; co-operate with Obsidian and acquire Aliens licence.
Namco-Bandai bankroll Hellgate: London.
I recall some bigwig at Konami recently saying he'd like to do a PC game, but probably wouldn't as the rest of Konami aren't interested.

I'm not sure if Japanese activity in the PC world is/was conspicuous by its absence, or it's a genuinely odd turn of events.