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

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.

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

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

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

THE mangled wreck of a missing tourist helicopter has reportedly been found by an active volcano in southern Japan. Two ...

A major search has been launched after a helicopter went missing near a 'highly active' volcano in Japan with three people ...

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