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

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

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 ...

An aerial view shows an eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan An aerial view shows an eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan TOKYO ...

A sightseeing helicopter went missing before noon Tuesday near a volcanic crater on Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, local firefighters and other sources said, with what appears to be the airframe ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, blasting a plume of black smoke 2 km (1.2 miles) high, but ...

Folks in Japan have been sharing their own videos of the eruption — some from their commutes: Mount Aso in southern Japan has erupted sending a massive column of grey smoke billowing into the sky.