490655 Sun Feb 17 17:36:08 -0800 2008 4 41 Cookware 0 3407676 Hi Chowhounds, I am trying to buy one of these rice cookers, and am prepared to ship it from USA to Australia. Does anyone know if there is any problem with the voltage ? I have no idea about these things, I just thought I could buy an adapter plug and away I go ! The reason I ask is I rang their Osaka, Japan head office and the person there told me they werent licensed to sell it in Australia and something about a variation in ours and their power supply. Very confusing. I don't want to spend $180 if it's going to blow up, not work etc etc. Any advice ?? Sun Feb 17 17:36:09 -0800 2008 19346 pinktori71 1 3408310 I think you are out of luck there. The USA/Canada model is 120V/60hz model, Australia is 230V/50hz I believe. Sun Feb 17 22:25:03 -0800 2008 3407676 152425 cacruden 2 3408390 Bummer..guess I'll be posting a " what is the next best brand after Zojirushi" question !! Thanks for the tip...would have been a disaster if I bought one ! Sun Feb 17 23:25:41 -0800 2008 3408310 19346 pinktori71 1 3428711 Are you in the States or in Australia? I am assuming that you are in Australia. Are you in Sydney or Melbourne with a large Chinese population? Have you tried the houseware stores in Chinatown? Zojirushi is very popular with Chinese people. And the houseware stores may sell them even though they are not officially licensed to be sold there. Sat Feb 23 20:49:31 -0800 2008 3407676 16280 cecilia 1 4440695 Hi pinktori71, I had the same problem as you trying to find a Zojirushi rice cooker for use in the UK. I was looking for years and then I found a UK company called Yum Asia to buy from. Cacruden is right about the voltage differences, meaning that you can't buy from the US (I looked into this extensiely too!). I would have a look (www.yumasia.co.uk) and maybe see if they can ship to you? Hope this helps Dan Sun Feb 22 01:09:07 -0800 2009 3407676 226057 danbry