HIGASHI-MATSUYAMA, Saitama Prefecture--Customers filling up their tanks at a nondescript gas station here can get a souvenir of the Cinderella-like story that Lars Nootbaar has brought to Japan.
Shibuno, who is known for her solid all-round game and magnetic personality, was dubbed the 'Smiling Cinderella' after the breakthrough win, which catapulted her to fame in her native Japan and ...