Weston Higginbotham found dead in Japan eight days after disappearing

• James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, was found dead in Japan eight days after going missing.
• His family announced his death on Facebook, stating he was found by a volunteer search-and-rescue group in a mountainous area outside Kyoto.
• Higginbotham, a junior biosystems engineering major, went missing on May 29 during a family vacation to celebrate his younger brother's high school graduation.
• He chose to stay at their hotel in Kyoto after lunch, planning to explore the city alone, while his family visited a temple.
• His mother, Nancy Higginbotham, told CBS News that she had an argument with Weston over her use of ChatGPT before his disappearance.

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American college student who went missing in Japan is found dead, family confirms