Mutual aid association...A bad old Showa era relief system that has been run for a long time by middle-aged store owners in shopping districts in the spirit of mutual aid. - Nowadays, instead of being restricted to mutual assistance only between store owners, there is a semi-tacit understanding that ``in the spirit of mutual assistance, we also provide assistance to housewives in the neighborhood who regularly use the shopping district, in the spirit of mutual assistance.'' - It has become something that says, "I will help you." - ``At our mutual aid association, we will provide instant cash assistance to wives in the city who are having trouble dealing with sudden household expenses...lol.''