From the archive
6 Must-Have Japanese Kitchen Gadgets
The man arm pillows, heated toilet seats, sushi bag covers ... we've all heard of these bizarre, yet actually (kind of) useful items. And we secretly want all of them. Well, if Japan can make ingenious inventions for the bedroom and bathroom, there's no reason why it can't for the kitchen-and it did.
Discussion
I too rate it as number one. Rice cooker was one of the "top 3 appliances people wanted", together with refrigerator and TV, when Japan's economy started growing 50 years ago. Right now it is also a favourite item among tourists from Asia.
Rice cooker is definitely number one! And even though rice makers produced in other countries are available here in France I must say that Japanese rice cookers are superior in quality.