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June 4, 2026 / 7:59 PM EDT
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Kyoto, Japan — A powerful typhoon has hampered efforts by rescue teams scouring the foothills near Kyoto, Japan — from the air and on the ground with dogs — in the search for missing Alabama man James "Weston" Higginbotham. The 20-year-old Auburn University engineering student was on vacation with his family when he disappeared after taking a train by himself to an area known for its hiking trails after lunch on May 29. His family described him as an experienced hiker. "When he is going on a trail, that's where he finds, like, his inner peace, and his quiet time," his mother, Nancy Higginbotham, told CBS News Thursday. "And it rejuvenates him, and so I'm sure that's what he did."
