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For what it's worth, I also find the use of Oriental stuff out of place in Midaeval fantasy to be out of place. Many things in D&D are eclectically tossed in - Vampires and Mummies really don't belong together in the same areas - the flavour is just wrong based on the backgrounds. One is very European, and the other is African/Egyptian. Rakshasas are Indian( from India, that is) and well, they just don't go with the Faerie elements like Dryads.
Kensai and Monk classes just seem too Japanese, and would fit in better in a different setting. Having characters specialise in weapons like Katanas and Longswords at the same time is ... incongrous. They're radically different.
Just because the weapons exist in the D&D universe does not mean that they should ALL be used all at once.
But it's just a game, not a work of literature. For fun, Monks are great.
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