Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd. will open its first Doutor Coffee cafe in Singapore as soon as July 2012. This will be the second overseas market to host a Doutor Coffee shop after Taiwan. The company aims to use its push into Singapore as a launching point for penetrating Southeast Asia. The company plans to open some 20 cafes in China, South Korea, Indonesia and other Asian markets in the year ending February 2013. Of these, seven or eight will be Doutor Coffee shops. The company will step up its expansion abroad using the subsidiary it established last year for overseeing its foreign business.