Swedish casual retailer H&M to open outlet in Kyoto

Swedish casual retailer H&M to open outlet in Kyoto

OSAKA, Japan - Christine Edman, president of Swedish casual wear retailer Hennes & Mauritz Japan, poses with a shopping bag at the company's outlet in Kyoto on Nov. 27, 20145, two days before the opening of the 3,400-square-meter shop. H&M KYOTO, the 46th and the largest H&M shop in Japan, aims to attract domestic and foreign tourists as well as local shoppers.

H&M outlet in Nagoya

H&M outlet in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Customers flock to an outlet of Swedish casual wear chain operator H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB in Nagoya on April 21, 2012, The shop opened the same day as H&M's first outlet in the Chubu region in central Japan.

H&M outlet in Nagoya

H&M outlet in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - A store worker prepares for the opening of an outlet of Swedish casual wear chain operator H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 18, 2012, prior to the opening on April 21.

H&M outlet in Nagoya

H&M outlet in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows an outlet of Swedish casual wear chain operator H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 18, 2012, prior to its opening on April 21.

1st H&M store in western Japan opens in Osaka

1st H&M store in western Japan opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Customers enter the first H&M outlet in western Japan that opened in Osaka on March 6, 2010, after queuing in the rain. Swedish casual clothes chain H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB officially opened the 900-square-meter store, the seventh H&M outlet in Japan, in Osaka's Chuo Ward.

1st H&M store in western Japan opens in Osaka

1st H&M store in western Japan opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Customers wait in the rain for first H&M outlet in western Japan to open in Osaka on March 6, 2010. Swedish casual clothes chain H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB officially opened the 900-square-meter store, the seventh H&M outlet in Japan, in Osaka's Chuo Ward.

1st H&M store in western Japan opens in Osaka

1st H&M store in western Japan opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Some 2,500 people lined up ahead of the opening of first H&M outlet in western Japan in rainy Osaka on March 6, 2010. Swedish casual clothes chain H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB officially opened the 900-square-meter store, the seventh H&M outlet in Japan, in Osaka's Chuo Ward.

Sweden's clothing chain H&M opens 1st shop in Japan

Sweden's clothing chain H&M opens 1st shop in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Watched by a phalanx of news photographers and video crews, shoppers enter the newly opened H&M clothing store in Ginza, Tokyo on Sept. 13. The Ginza outlet is the first H&M, operated by Swedish fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, in Japan.