Actually it does. Skip the low level guys, they're happy to get a contract from anyone.
Only a couple serious Japanese players failed to sign with a West Coast team or the Yankees.
8 active players, 2 Seattle, 1 LA, 1 Yankees,
Uehara - Baltimore, 34 when he came over
Tazawa - minimum salary
Akoi - 30 years old, 3yr/$5M
Darvish - 26 years old, 6yr/$55M - Texas, the only major FA not to sign on the West Coast or NYY
Noma, LA, Suzuki, Seattle, Irabu NYY, Sasaki, Seattle, H Matsui NYY,
K Matsui, Mets, 28, 3yr/$20M
Tadahito Iguchi. White Sox, 30, 3yr/$10M
Akinori Iwamura, TB, 28, 3yr/$7.5M
Hideki Okajima, Boston, 31 5yr/$8.8M
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston, 26, 6yr/$51M
Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs, 31, 4yr/$48M
Kyuji Fujikawa, Cubs, 32, 2yr/$9M
Tsuyoshi Wada, Cubs, 32, 3yr/$12M