Mr Noda seems safe from internal opposition for the moment.

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The biggest areas for new legislation at the moment are the environment, public health, consumer protection and internal security.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

The worst moment for him came when he had to comment on an internal NoW email in which a news desk editor asks a star reporter to "call in those bottles of champagne" by getting Mr Yates to spill the beans about a terrorism plot.

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Where the first is expansive, with figures pointing out of the picture plane and with food arranged on the table in the manner of a still-life, the second is more restrained and internal, concentrating on the mystery surrounding Christ, rather than on the dramatic moment of recognition.

ECONOMIST: Caravaggio