The family of James "Weston" Higginbotham, and American college student missing in Japan, is pleading for the public's help in finding him.

James 'Weston' Higginbotham's family is searching for the Auburn University student who went missing in Japan on May 29.

James ‘Weston’ Higginbotham is a keen hiker who may have taken a quiet trail, his parents said as they join efforts to find him

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James “Weston” Higginbotham, 20, was last seen getting off a train at the Yamashina station in Kyoto Prefecture, according to his mother.

Su familia lo busca desesperadamente en Kioto.El joven, un estudiante de Alabama de 20 años, fue visto por última vez el sábado 29 de mayo.

James “Weston” Higginbotham is a junior studying biosystems engineering at the Alabama college and was last seen in Kyoto.

James 'Weston' Higginbotham, a student at Auburn State University, was last seen in Kyoto on May 29. His parents are begging for help to find him.

A dayslong search is underway for a 20-year-old American student who disappeared during a family vacation in Japan.

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“It’s been a long, stressful day,” according to mother Nancy Higginbotham. “Today, dozens of Japanese police officers searched through waist-high mud in an effort to find Weston.

Days into the search for an American college student missing in Japan, investigators believe it is highly probable that he left his family intentionally.

A Japan vacation turned into a nightmare for this Alabama family as their 20-year-old son, a student at Auburn University, has been missing since May 29. The family said they…

James ‘Weston’ Higginbotham, a student of Auburn university, went missing in Japan and his parents Nancy and Keith Higginbotham are looking for their son.

The family of James "Weston" Higginbotham, and American college student missing in Japan, is pleading for the public's help in finding him.

James "Weston" Higginbotham, an Auburn University student, went missing last week in Japan after his family says he went to an area near Kyoto known for its hiking trails.

An Alabama family is desperately searching for their son, Weston Higginbotham, who vanished in Kyoto, Japan on May 29. The 20-year-old Auburn University student went missing after…

One stranger from Tokyo is shutting down his business for a week to help. Another volunteer dropped everything to provide transportation and translations for American parents…

James "Weston" Higginbotham went missing one week ago while on a family vacation in Japan.

Auburn student Weston Higginbotham remains missing in Japan as his family urges hikers and the public to help search remote mountain trails.

The parents of an American college student missing in Japan are not giving up on finding their son, even after they say police finished searching the dense forest he was spotted…