I'm new here so forgive me if I'm missing something, but I noticed that the top NTSC/USA run in the legacy EMU category is actually done on the JAP version — the video video is clearly showing the Japanese text. Not sure about the other run, since its video has been removed.

https://www.speedrun.com/residentevil?h=EMU-Jill-Original-Bad_Ending-No_Major_Glitches-No_Restriction-Legacy_Emu&regions=USA&x=5dwpn6gk-p85077ng.21gny96l-ylpy3klg.4qyzxn41-yn2koen5.5le2d2ml-dloregrl.21gzwgnl-ql6m0x89.81py8yv1-2lg3e66n.5q8oz6k1