According to 1up, someone is working on localizing Yakuza 3 (aka Ryu ga Gotoku 3) for North America and Europe.

Last night “news” spread that Yakuza 3 was “never” coming out in North America. Crushing words, but there’s hope for Yakuza fans.

When it comes to crossover marketing for Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) nothing is off the table. In addition to partnering with tan salons and fast food chain Matsuya, Sega made a deal with Seifuku Distillery to create Yakuza branded sake.
 
Two 720 mL bottles will be available for purchase: Awamori for 1,100 yen [...]

Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) isn’t kicking in Japanese PS3s yet. Still a week to go before it comes out and Sega is already teasing the future.
 
After the game launches Sega will support it with twenty nine downloadable items spread out over a period of eight weeks. Some of these will be special [...]

Sega blends fantasy and reality with their Yakuza series. Past games tied in products like Suntory beverages and we-have-everything discount retailer Don Quijote. Yakuza 3 will go a step further and let Kiryu Kazuma have a meal in Matsuya.
 
Matsuya is a fast food chain in Japan that deals local cuisine like Japanese curry rice [...]

Japan gets PlayStation 3 bundles all of the time, but not all of them look like this. With the exception of the Gunmetal colored Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 the other hardware bundles are just a game, controller, and plain old console. Sega tried to add some flavor when they released Ryu Ga Gotoku [...]

Sega is well on their way to completing Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) and the zillion mini-games within the main game. When you’re kicking back away from the main quest Kiryu Kazuma relaxes by playing golf and visiting hostess bars. So, it’s rather fitting that pre-orders of Ryu ga Gotoku 3 come with [...]

Sega really wants you to watch their Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) trailer from. The video went up on Japan’s PlayStation Store, which is ordinary. It’s on Sega’s website too. Not much of surprise there. But, Sega went ahead and put it on the PSP PlayStation Store and on Sony’s PlayStation TV for stores [...]