Mount Aso is one of Japan's most active volcanoes, located in Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu.

A pilot and two passengers were on board the aircraft when it disappeared in cloudy weather, police say.

Firefighters also received an emergency notification, possibly from one of the passengers’ smartphones ...

HEARTBREAKING images have emerged of the twisted wreckage of a sightseeing helicopter that vanished while flying over an ...

Rescuers have spotted wreckage believed to be from a sightseeing helicopter carrying three people that went missing near ...

The helicopter was on its third sightseeing flight of the day when it went missing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A worrying incident involving a tourist helicopter occurred today (January 20th) at Mount Aso, a popular tourist destination in Japan.

Sightseeing helicopter with three on board crashes near Japan’s Mount Aso - Helicopter wreckage reportedly spotted inside active volcano’s crater ...

A tourist helicopter that went missing near an active volcano in Mount Aso's Nakadake crater, in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, is believed to have been found ...

A tourist sightseeing adventure turned into sad tragedy after a helicopter carrying two tourists in Japan went missing.Local reports and police officials informed that the aircraft took off from ...

Rescuers have spotted wreckage believed to be from a sightseeing helicopter carrying three people that went missing near Japan’s Mount Aso TOKYO -- Rescuers spotted wreckage believed to be from a ...