Are PS2s region free?

I'm guessing no, but I wanted to import one of the Japanese Taiko games. I just didn't want to import it without knowing if it would work or not. I didn't see it in the stickies either, so a quick answer would be great.

EDIT: Ugh, there's already another one of these on the first page. How did I miss that? That one still has no answers either, so one is still appreciated.

This is kind of a long stretch, and maybe I shouldn't be asking this on the PS2 forums, but the PS3, it uses a PS2 emulator, correct? So would that play Japanese PS2 games?nyoroism

This is kind of a long stretch, and maybe I shouldn't be asking this on the PS2 forums, but the PS3, it uses a PS2 emulator, correct? So would that play Japanese PS2 games?nyoroism

No it won't play unless you bu japanese PS3.

This is kind of a long stretch, and maybe I shouldn't be asking this on the PS2 forums, but the PS3, it uses a PS2 emulator, correct? So would that play Japanese PS2 games?nyoroism