risk - The Japan Times

National Sep 15, 2015

Tokyo second-riskiest city in the world for disasters, Lloyd's of London says

by Magdalena Osumi

Facing a host of potential catastrophes, from earthquake to typhoon to pandemic, the denizens of Japan's capital have plenty of worries to keep them up at night.

World / Science & Health Jan 2, 2015

Biological bad luck blamed in two-thirds of cancer cases

Plain old bad luck plays a major role in determining who gets cancer and who does not, according to researchers who found that two-thirds of cancer incidence of various types can be blamed on random mutations and not heredity or risky habits like smoking. The ...