■Nobel laureate Yunus seeks to tackle poverty, unemployment in Japan：
OSAKA--Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, credited with helping millions of impoverished Bangladeshis through microfinance, is turning his attention to Japan, unveiling plans to establish funds that will invest in small ventures tackling poverty, unemployment and other social issues.
Yunus, 73, told The Asahi Shimbun in an interview here on July 27 that he wants to help small businesses, retirees and young people tackling those challenges by organizing funds to assist their efforts in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and other major cities.
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