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The Japan Times "On the Keen Edge" articles by Marty Kuehnert.
2004
Commissioner Negoro has left the building, but who cares?
Ichiro happy to be out of this mess
Are Tsuneo Watanabe and George Wallace long-lost brothers?
Does proposed Buffaloes-BlueWave merger talk signal doom or reform?
Big Unit a lock for Hall of Fame; Ichiro could make two Halls
Mickelson's Masters: A victory for one of the last good guys
Bulked-up Matsui retains great attitude
'No name selling,' no-name commissioner tells Kintetsu
Failure in sports too often mental
Matsui and Bass both get the shaft in voting process
2003
2004 looks set for baseball, baseball and more baseball
Want to be a major leaguer or want to play in Japan?
Miller gains more than money from 15-year sumo career
The end of the Hawaiian era marks a huge blow to sumo
David Stern's NBA: 'Doing very well, and good, too'
It's great to be good, but being lucky might be even better
Heartening comeback by Kuramoto culminates in 59, victory
'Iron Man' Sachio Kinugasa's hero, on and off the baseball diamond
Is popular Tigers manager Hoshino really a hero or a thug?
Kitajima wasn't the only swimmer at the World Championships
Giants' owner should be more understanding of P.L.
Nothing 'great' about most Japanese athletes-turned-politicians
Giants owner Watanabe just keeps blowing smoke
2002
Matsui signing with Yankees top Japan story of 2002
Baseball stars of yesteryear all but forgotten
Godzilla doesn't need his momma looking after him anymore
Young bat boy steals show
Baseball players put their lives on the line
Japan just can't keep its baseball stars -- Part II
Japan baseball so lame even imports leave
Time for Jumbo to graduate to Senior Tour
Japan's former foreign stars - Where are they now?
Maruyama joins Nakata and Ichiro on world stage
Ishii's good, but he ain't no Fernando
Fukuoka Dome weighing down Hawks
2001
Time for the Wizard to learn from the Wizard
End of the road for Fat Toad?
Japanese baseball needs to get its act together
U.S. writer in a fantasy world
Club or country: athletes face tough choices
Takanohana's heroic efforts bring back fond memories
The legend of Ichiro and 'The Throw'
Sosa's talk of playing in Japan a laugher
Akebono will always be No. 1
2000
Ichiro the dream weaver
Japanese sport facing dismal future
What's right about Japan
Ichiro trying to make best of bad system
And you thought Matsuzaka was a problem
Brilliant sports flames snuffed out too early
Koshien horror stories -- stop this madness now!
Hey guys, how about showing a little class?
Some athletes are just born to shine
Incongruities and rikishi flying left and right
Has pro wrestling invaded the dohyo?
