Parents Nancy and Keith Higginbotham of missing Alabama student James "Weston" Higginbotham thank supporters both in the U.S. and in Japan for all of their social media shares. They encourage the public to keep spreading his image and awareness of his disappearance: "We want to thank you all so much from the bottom of our hearts for the outpouring of love and prayers. We’ve been touched by the support from our friends, family, government, and even those who don’t know us from the U.S. and from Japan. It helps keep us positive and strong. Please continue to pray for his safety as we search for him and please, please spread the information. I will be updating you all soon on the search and rescue that is happening today." #alabama #localnews #japan #missingperson #collegestudent #birminghamalabama #hooveralabama