Search for Auburn student missing in Japan enters second week as volunteers join hunt The family of James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, has recruited civilian volunteers to continue searching for him after he vanished in the mountains outside Kyoto. This comes as Japanese police indicate their belief that he likely departed on his own volition. The search effort is ongoing in its second week.

• James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, has gone missing in the mountains near Kyoto.
• His family has engaged civilian volunteers to aid in the search.
• Japanese police suspect that Higginbotham may have left of his own accord.