The toughest job in Japan

Japan's new minister for financial services has made an unusual call to the world's media to hold off from pushing the country's financial system to the brink. His belief is that the situation is so finely balanced that undue panic could do just that. But with Mori poised for a quick exit, time is against him. Does the one-time reformer still have what it takes to put Japan Inc's affairs in order before the dominoes fall? By Fiona Haddock.