sdjskla;ds you have no idea how reassuring this comment is, the others were starting to make me think this was really unusual or something. XD;;; I would kill for the book you describe, or a good look at their account books. This article (http://neojaponisme.com/2009/06/18/honda-kei-interview-in-cyzo/) is fascinating, though only peripherally related to JE. The site it's from, Neojaponisme, sheds some interesting light on JE every so often - I'll see if I can find some of the older posts.