Determining whether it is made in Japan depends on the voltage of the rice cooker. It is not negotiable to make 220 volts in China, although there are various original Japanese slogans.

Voltage 100 volts, native to Japan. The prices in shopping malls are not cheap either. Generally, you can't buy anything above 4000.

Panasonic Japanese imported100V voltage rice cooker and Hu Mei transformer.