The Dark Aeons were not released until the PAL release, the Japanese don't have them either.

FFIV (called FFII at the time) was released in the early 1990's. We've received either the same game as the Japanese or a better version with more extras in many of the releases we've had in this country for quite some time now.

American popular culture is spreading like wildfire amongst the Japanese youth, and many are striving to be more "American".

Care to present any other evidence of the Japanese regarding Americans as "stupid"?