"Japanese people are far too negative about age." Unagi Sayaka casually announced her real age at her birthday show two years ago and witness the crowd fall into a state of silence. That moment became the catalyst for her photo essay, released on her 40th birthday on 2nd September, and it runs through everything she believes. Have you ever wondered why she is named "Unagi" Sayaka? Well, it's simply because she loves eels and because standing out among 30 wrestlers in Stardom demanded something unforgettable. The side effect: "Whenever I go out to eat with people in the industry, they'll say, 'Shall we take Unagi out for some unagi?' It has a massive effect." she told WEB The Television. Getting fired from Stardom sharpened everything further. "I felt that if I didn't change right then and there, I would vanish without ever becoming anybody in this life." She set up her own company, worked desperately, and watched everything flip. Her conclusion: "Hey, you can do anything if you just try." The book, she admits, is the first time she's shown the negative side publicly because she always believed her job was to energise people and make them smile. But she's 40 now. And she's done pretending the only version of her worth showing is the one that has everything figured out.