Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate ...

Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture erupted shortly before noon on Oct. 20, sending a massive plume of dark volcanic smoke up to 3,500 meters high. The first crater of Mount Nakadake erupted ...

Japanese media said the helicopter had taken off from an airfield at local zoo Aso Cuddly Dominion. It was returning from a flight over the Nakadake volcanic crater at Mount Aso when it crashed ...