I must’ve been misinformed, I distinctly remember someone posting screens and claiming the JP dvd to be widescreen. If you’re able to get a hold of the *.ts I’d be glad to to a framerate conversion and audio sync and send it over in return. I’m not as experienced as spoRv with logo removal but I’ll give that a go afterwards as well.
Edit: Here’s a screen from the PAL DVD:
Don’t know where you got a hold of it in letterbox.