	Hedlund moved on to Japanese publisher Koei in 1990, which had established a North American subsidiary, Koei Corporation, in California two years earlier. Working at Koei both in Northern California and Japan, he was the lead designer for and/or originated a number of games including "Liberty or Death", "", "Gemfire" and "Saiyuki: Journey West". In 1995, shortly after Hedlund left the company, the subsidiary ceased its game development efforts.