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By: North County Times wire services -
LOS ANGELES - A Japanese photographer who came to Los Angeles for a music photo shoot was missing today, police said.
Go Masuda, 29, arrived in Los Angeles Sept. 1 and was scheduled to return to Japan Sept. 4, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
At 7:55 a.m. on Sept. 3, he used a freeway call box to ask for assistance, saying he had run out of gas on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway at Montana Street, according to LAPD Missing Persons Unit Detective Bruce Kuehl.
When the California Highway Patrol arrived, photo equipment was inside, but there was no sign of Masuda, he said.
There was no evidence of foul play, but Masuda is listed as missing under "unknown circumstances," Kuehl said.
The car was returned to the rental agency.
Masuda's physical and mental health were described as good and he has no prior history of running away. Family and coworkers said he was very responsible and his disappearance was out of character.
He knew the Southern California area and had lived in San Diego in the past.
He speaks English as well as Japanese.
Masuda is 5 feet 8 inches and 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was wearing a dark blazer style jacket, white shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information on Masuda should call the LAPD at (213) 485-5381 or (877) 529-3855 on weekends or evenings.
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