I have physical games that are Japanese only regarding language support, if it’s a PS5 disc or Switch cartridge: the covers are of course written in Japanese & the region code for it is JPN (even if consoles are region free, why are language locks still a thing regarding the software as there’s no ENG?)
But, can you still trade them despite accepting this caveat: locked under a language barrier as the UI’s in game cannot be reverted to English. (Also, the classifications use CERO framework rather than ESRB). Like a CERO D (17才以上対象) is akin to a ESRB M17 & CERO C (15才以上対象) is similar to ESRB Teen.
ESRB is not a government entity. It’s a US game industry rating board.
As long as whoever you are trading to accepts that it is Japanese only, there should be no problems at all. My local game shops have a section for imports that people trade-in.