Fox News • June 4, 2026 13:25

Auburn student missing in Japan went off alone after family bickering on vacation, parents say

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Auburn University student James "Weston" Higginbotham went missing near Yamashina Station in Japan after separating from his family during vacation.

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Auburn University student disappears in Japan as parents join search: ‘In our own living hell’

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Auburn student missing in Japan went off alone after family bickering on vacation, parents say

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Auburn University student disappears in Japan as parents join search: ‘In our own living hell’

American college student James "Weston" Higginbotham, 20, disappeared near Kyoto, Japan, as police focus the search on wooded hiking trails in the area.