A Step-by-Step Timeline of Weston Higginbotham’s Last Known Movements in Japan

What was meant to be a family trip to Japan turned into a large-scale search operation after Auburn student James “Weston” Higginbotham went missing during the journey.

In emotional public messages, his mother later asked for compassion and understanding as the family endured an extremely difficult and uncertain situation. As the days passed without confirmed answers, the search effort expanded across Kyoto and nearby regions.