There are lot of asian cookers available in the market today. You have to research widely because lot of rice cookers have a common set of features and you might like more than one for sure. Zojirushi cookers are one nice brand made in asia . One good type of Zojirushi is the induction heating type. Induction heating feature is not available in many brands and this cooks the rice exceptionally well. Micom rice cooker is another good model from Zojirushi. It bakes cakes in addition to cooking rice. It is very rare combination to have. Lot of cookers feature steaming facility in addition to the normal rice cooking. But it is nice to see a rice cooker with baking capabilities.
National brand is another popular rice cooker in Asian countries like India. But it is not popular in USA and in USA it is Panasonic brand.