Why is emotional impact more prevelant in Japanese games?

Im a huge Western game fan. in fact the majority of the games Ive played in the few years are western games and Deus Ex and ME2 are in my top games of all time and I have massively enjoyed Heavy Rain, GOW3, UC2 and look forward to Alan Wake but why do the Japanese games have the special feel about them

I mean games like :

Okami

Shadow of the Colossus

Shenmue

ICO

these games feel so different and much more emotional, they tend to have serene beauty about them, what cultural influences can attritube to this?

I ve cant think of a western game were I have welled up about to cry but all of the above have moved me to tears, why is this?

Hmm, I don't know exactly what you're talking about, is it just those games?

Since most of the time, at least when it's localized for NA audiences, the scenes that are supposed to be dramatic and emotional (at least in RPGs) are very cringe worthy and disappointing seeing as it's 2010.

Which of course can be blamed on localization alone perhaps...

And in turn, it makes sense that some of the more silent games like Ico And Shadow of the big guys have a more emotional impact on most gamers.