The whole Steely Dan catalogue was remastered by MCA the last couple of years,I would suspect that is what the Japenese versions are.
These were released in typical CD format but had extensive hilarious sleeve notes by messers Fagen and Becker
These new remasters are miles better than the original CD's and the Dan box-set.
I might be wrong but I think it's unusual for any remastering to get isolated to a single country although different versions and packaging are commonplace.
In general the whole CD market is a minefield,with older versions sitting next to newer better versions.........
These were released in typical CD format but had extensive hilarious sleeve notes by messers Fagen and Becker
These new remasters are miles better than the original CD's and the Dan box-set.
I might be wrong but I think it's unusual for any remastering to get isolated to a single country although different versions and packaging are commonplace.
In general the whole CD market is a minefield,with older versions sitting next to newer better versions.........