The central government has increased personnel and strengthened monitoring but is still struggling to predict eruptions among ...

Three bodies have been found in a volcanic crater on one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, a month after a sightseeing helicopter crashed near the area, authorities said on Thursday. The local fire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Search and rescue is still on for the people who were on board: a Japanese pilot in his 60s, a man in his 40s, and a woman in her ...

This stunning astronaut photo shows the natural beauty of Japan's Aso Caldera — a giant crater-like bowl containing 17 different volcanoes, leftover from major eruptions spanning over 200,000 years.

A tourist helicopter went missing while flying over one of Japan's most active volcanoes, as wreckage found inside a crater is believed to be of the chopper. The sightseeing helicopter had been ...

TOKYO — A helicopter carrying two sightseers has gone missing near Mount Aso, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. The aircraft took off from a zoo in Aso City at 10:52 local time (01:52 GMT) on ...

Three bodies found at helicopter crash site in Japan’s Mount Aso volcanic crater - Local fire officials believe the remains are of the three people who were on a helicopter that crashed on 20 January ...

A sightseeing helicopter that went missing with three people on board was found to have crashed near Mount Aso, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, according to the country’s transport ministry.