Lost Judgment Director Kazuki Hosokawa has stated in an interview that future Yakuza games may take place outside of Japan. In a roundtable interview with The Gamer, Hosokawa talked about the future of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. While hoping to continue with worldwide launches for titles, along with possibly (in The Gamer's words) "exploring games in the Yakuza series that leave Japan behind, taking characters to new countries with new locations to explore, battles to fight, and mysteries to uncover." The Gamer explains how "Much like Tales of Arise, Japan is now looking towards the wider world with a solid understanding of why its games are so appealing. People love Yakuza for how it depicts iconic Japanese landscapes and has an understanding of its culture, all told from a touching, melodramatic perspective." Yakuza has tried new things before. This includes the non-canon Yakuza: Dead Souls using zombies, and using the Yakuza formula for Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise.