Zara Home continues to expand worldwide with the simultaneous opening of its first two stores in Japan.

The stores are located at Grand Front shopping mall in Osaka and Lalaport shopping centre in Yokohama.

Owned by Spanish company Inditex, Zara Home has more than 350 stores in 36 markets in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

Zara Home first ventured into Asia in 2011, when it opened its first location in China, where it now has 13 stores.

The Japan openings expand Zara Home’s presence in Asian markets, and join the chain’s sizeable store network in the Middle East.

Inditex has welcomed shoppers in Japan since 1998. Zara Home’s debut follows those of Zara and Bershka, with a combined total of 95 outlets. The group surpassed the 1000-store milestone in Asia in 2012.