I have heard this about Toyota before, it seems like they are more willing to help us out here in the States. When I was at Honda, we tried to get JDM parts for a while but none of the "dealerships" in Japan were willing to ship us parts, and Honda of America said they could not get any JDM parts, even for the new (at the time) S2000. I think at this point someone would have to find a friendly parts person who works for Mitsubishi Japan...I wonder at what point I will get off my ass and start learning Japanese again?