Japan has no taste and hasn't been a trendsetter since the PS2. If they rather play their gacha games then that's their loss. Game is amazing, nice blend of Western and Japanese design. Hope the new emerging Asian markets can offset the disinterest in Japan.
Tabata should make a small XV-2 with new characters (Stella etc?) while Ito works on XVI.
Also XIII hurt the brand, is Toriyama still employed at SE?