Search for missing helicopter on Mt. Aso

Search for missing helicopter on Mt. Aso

Police officers gather in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2026, before resuming a search for a sightseeing helicopter that went missing the previous day in the crater area of Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks of Mt. Aso.

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