Top stories in Japan on August 16, 2026

1. Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83 (24 outlets, 2 countries)
2. Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in Sicilian museum heist on Italian holiday (20 outlets, 4 countries)
3. ‘Everyone lives in fear’: Yemenis worry about return to all-out war (4 outlets, 4 countries)