Clothing maker and retailer Tommy Bahama is seeking to expand to Japan, and has retained Honolulu-based commercial property brokerage firm NAI ChaneyBrooks to find a licensing partner for the venture.

Tommy Bahama, which opened a combination restaurant-retail store nine years ago on Maui as its first Hawaiçi outlet, has about 70 U.S. stores, and additional international locations through licensing partners in Australia, Canada and Dubai.